Texas Game Wardens Arrest Outfitter, Guides for Illegal Exotic Hunts

Texas Game Wardens Arrest Outfitter, Guides for Illegal Exotic Hunts

PORT MANSFIELD – Texas Game Wardens arrested a local hunting outfitter and two others for illegally guiding nilgai hunts on private property. The suspects used…

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Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2025

Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2025

AUSTIN —For the past 23 years in February, countless volunteers band together to search the Texas coastline for abandoned crab traps. The abandoned traps foul…

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Toyota ShareLunker Program Enjoyed Record-Breaking 2024 Season

Toyota ShareLunker Program Enjoyed Record-Breaking 2024 Season

ATHENS – The 2024 Toyota ShareLunker season reached new heights thanks to 371 anglers who entered a record 689 lunker largemouth bass into the program…

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Richland-Chambers Reservoir Returns to ShareLunker Stage

Richland-Chambers Reservoir Returns to ShareLunker Stage

ATHENS – Richland-Chambers Reservoir is back in the Toyota ShareLunker Legacy Class spotlight for the first time since 2008. Dylan Sorrells of Dallas reeled in…

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TPW Commission Adopts Oyster Certificate of Location Regulation Changes

TPW Commission Adopts Oyster Certificate of Location Regulation Changes

AUSTIN — During its Jan. 23 meeting, the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission approved changes to the oyster Certificate of Location (COL) program rules….

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Two Texas Game Wardens Recognized by TPW Commission

Two Texas Game Wardens Recognized by TPW Commission

AUSTIN – Two Texas Game Wardens were recognized during January’s Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting for their contributions and efforts in supporting the agency’s mission. “Kirk…

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TPWD Finalizes Purchase of 2,020 Acres Near Colorado Bend State Park

TPWD Finalizes Purchase of 2,020 Acres Near Colorado Bend State Park

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) laid the groundwork for a new state park in Central Texas with the purchase of 2,020 acres…

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Awards $30.9 Million in Local Park Grants

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Awards $30.9 Million in Local Park Grants

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $30.9 million in local park grants, a new record, to help create and enhance…

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Pair of Fishing Legends to be Inducted into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

Pair of Fishing Legends to be Inducted into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

ATHENS — The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame announces two inductees to its class of 2025 — Ann Thomasson-Wilson of Jasper, Texas and Rick Clunn of…

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Texas Trustees Seek Public Comment on $40 Million Draft Restoration Plan for Coastal Habitat Projects, Sea Turtle Early Restoration Project Extension

Texas Trustees Seek Public Comment on $40 Million Draft Restoration Plan for Coastal Habitat Projects, Sea Turtle Early Restoration Project Extension

AUSTIN — The Texas Trustee Implementation Group for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill seeks public input on the recently released Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #3:…

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