Kick Start 2026 With a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park

Kick Start 2026 With a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN – Celebrate the beginning of a new year and the start of America’s semiquincentennial (America 250) with a First Day Hike at a Texas…

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Wildlife Health Alert: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Multiple Areas Throughout Texas

Wildlife Health Alert: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Multiple Areas Throughout Texas

AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges caution as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is circulating among wild birds across the state as waterbirds…

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Guidance on Federal Airborne Hunting Act Pertaining to Fishing with Drones

Guidance on Federal Airborne Hunting Act Pertaining to Fishing with Drones

Use of drones prohibited for fishing AUSTIN – Due to technological advancements with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as drones, now widely available, the…

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Public Access Lease Opening for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing

Public Access Lease Opening for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing

AUSTIN — Texas anglers have access to a premier location for rainbow trout fishing during the peak of the winter stocking season thanks to a…

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Palo Pinto Mountains to Offer First Day Hike Sneak Peek

Palo Pinto Mountains to Offer First Day Hike Sneak Peek

STRAWN —  New Year, New Park! Palo Pinto Mountains State Park,  just outside of Fort Worth, is opening its gates on New Year’s Day for…

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Applications Open Dec. 1 for 69th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police Cadet Class

Applications Open Dec. 1 for 69th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police Cadet Class

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will begin accepting applications Dec. 1 for the 69th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police cadet…

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Celebrate the Holiday Season Outside at a Texas State Park

Celebrate the Holiday Season Outside at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN – Falling leaves, chilly weather and migratory birds heading south mark the beginning of the holiday season in Texas. Starting this weekend, come enjoy…

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Rainbow Trout Stocking Returns to Texas Waters Nov. 26

Rainbow Trout Stocking Returns to Texas Waters Nov. 26

AUSTIN – Just in time for the holiday season, rainbow trout arrives at waterbodies across the state for the annual Texas winter tradition of trout…

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CWD Confirmed at Tom Green County Facility Linked to “Ghost Deer” Investigation

CWD Confirmed at Tom Green County Facility Linked to “Ghost Deer” Investigation

AUSTIN – Two positive cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) have been confirmed at a Tom Green County deer breeding facility owned by Ken Schlaudt,…

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TPWD to Host Public Scoping Meeting on Fisheries Management in the Colorado River Basin Following July Floods

TPWD to Host Public Scoping Meeting on Fisheries Management in the Colorado River Basin Following July Floods

BUCHANAN DAM – On Nov. 17, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division, along with the Lake Buchanan Conservation Corporation (LBCC), will host…

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