Join Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine’s Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt for Fun Summer Adventure

Join Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine’s Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt for Fun Summer Adventure

#GOSH2021: Explore new Texas destinations and share selfies along the way AUSTIN – The Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine’s Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (GOSH) returns…

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Applications Being Accepted for 2021 Bird City Texas Program

Applications Being Accepted for 2021 Bird City Texas Program

Initiative strives to create more resilient communities for people and birds AUSTIN– Audubon Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), partners in the…

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Emergency Order Issued to Restrict Movement of Deer from Breeding Facilities Where CWD has Been Detected

Emergency Order Issued to Restrict Movement of Deer from Breeding Facilities Where CWD has Been Detected

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has issued an “emergency order” to impose additional movement and testing restrictions on deer breeding facilities that…

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New Monarch Butterfly Conservation License Plate Available for Texas Drivers

New Monarch Butterfly Conservation License Plate Available for Texas Drivers

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be launching the long-awaited Monarch Butterfly conservation license plate on June 21 that will raise…

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Lake Brownwood, Medina Lake, and Inks Lake Now Fully “Infested” with Zebra Mussels

Lake Brownwood, Medina Lake, and Inks Lake Now Fully “Infested” with Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Lake Brownwood, Inks Lake, and Medina Lake in the Colorado and San Antonio River…

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New Program Expands Fishing Access across Texas, Supports Freshwater Fish Habitat Projects

New Program Expands Fishing Access across Texas, Supports Freshwater Fish Habitat Projects

AUSTIN – The new Habitat and Angler Access Program (HAAP) will award grants to develop and increase shoreline and bank fishing access as well as…

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Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. He’s a Rescue Texas Game Wardens and U.S. Fish…

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Balmorhea State Park Pool Reopens June 26

Balmorhea State Park Pool Reopens June 26

TOYAHVALE— The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is excited to announce that the spring-fed swimming pool and day use area at Balmorhea State Park will reopen to…

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State Park Police Celebrate 50 Years Protecting Texas’ Wild Places

State Park Police Celebrate 50 Years Protecting Texas’ Wild Places

AUSTIN— Since 1971, a special group of law enforcement officers have been responsible for the safety, security and protection of the natural jewels in Texas…

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Bass Fishing’s Premier Event Returns to Lake Ray Roberts

Bass Fishing’s Premier Event Returns to Lake Ray Roberts

FORT WORTH – The eyes of the fishing world will be on Lake Ray Roberts June 11-13 for the 51st Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster…

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