Texas Parks and Wildlife Closing Oyster Harvest Areas in Galveston Bay

Texas Parks and Wildlife Closing Oyster Harvest Areas in Galveston Bay

AUSTIN – Based on recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)-collected samples showing low abundance of legal-sized oysters, beginning 12:01 a.m. Nov. 27, TPWD will…

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Hunters Reminded to Report Their Harvest During Upcoming Antlerless Season

Hunters Reminded to Report Their Harvest During Upcoming Antlerless Season

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters to report their harvest during the upcoming antlerless deer season, Nov. 23-26. Mandatory reporting is…

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Celebrate Texas State Parks’ Centennial with Official Ornament

Celebrate Texas State Parks’ Centennial with Official Ornament

AUSTIN – Add a piece of park history to your Christmas tree this year and help Texas State Parks continue its 100-year celebration with a…

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees to Host 2023 Annual Public Meeting Online

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees to Host 2023 Annual Public Meeting Online

AUSTIN — The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustee Texas Implementation Group (TIG) is holding its 2023 annual public meeting via an online…

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Official Media Statement: Missing Hiker at Big Bend National Park

Official Media Statement: Missing Hiker at Big Bend National Park

Texas Game Wardens provided K-9 support for the search and rescue of missing hiker Christy Perry. For more information, please contact National Parks Service, the…

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Ring in the Holidays with Texas State Parks

Ring in the Holidays with Texas State Parks

AUSTIN – Texas State Parks is kicking off the holiday season with close to 100 special seasonal activities happening across the state. Starting this month,…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Cherokee County Deer Breeding Facility

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Cherokee County Deer Breeding Facility

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in…

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Tim Birdsong Named Next Inland Fisheries Division Director

Tim Birdsong Named Next Inland Fisheries Division Director

AUSTIN – Tim Birdsong has been selected as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) next Inland Fisheries Division director. Birdsong has served as interim division…

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Rainbow Trout Fishing Heading to a Waterbody Near You

Rainbow Trout Fishing Heading to a Waterbody Near You

AUSTIN— The annual Texas winter tradition of rainbow trout stocking returns to waterbodies across the state to kick off the holiday season. The Texas Parks…

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Red Snapper Fishing Closes in State Waters November 20

Red Snapper Fishing Closes in State Waters November 20

AUSTIN- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will close red snapper fishing in state waters on Monday, Nov. 20, at 11:59 p.m. until January…

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