Texas State-Fish Art Contest 2017 Winners Announced

Texas State-Fish Art Contest 2017 Winners Announced

ATHENS— The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, headquarters for the Texas Division of the Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest, announced the top 12 state winners May…

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New Chronic Wasting Disease Management Response Rules Adopted

New Chronic Wasting Disease Management Response Rules Adopted

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved amendments to chronic wasting disease (CWD) management response rules based in part on discovery of…

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Awards $3.46 Million in Recreational Trail Grants to Texas Communities

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Awards $3.46 Million in Recreational Trail Grants to Texas Communities

AUSTIN— The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved $3.46 million dollars in grants to help enhance 22 motorized and non-motorized recreational trail-related projects across…

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TPW Commission Recognizes TPWD Staff and Partners

TPW Commission Recognizes TPWD Staff and Partners

AUSTIN— A Chambers County game warden, the Fort Boggy State Park superintendent and Whole Earth Provision Company were recognized during the Texas Parks and Wildlife…

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National Safe Boating Week Reminds Texans to Stay Safe on the Water

National Safe Boating Week Reminds Texans to Stay Safe on the Water

AUSTIN — In 2016, there were more than 35 boating fatalities and hundreds of boat accidents and injuries on Texas waters. As part of National…

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Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Internet Wildlife Trade in Houston Area

Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Internet Wildlife Trade in Houston Area

HOUSTON – Trading on the internet can be a wild experience with deals on practically anything and everything one can imagine just a click away….

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Dixon Water Foundation Receives 2017 Leopold Conservation Award® for Texas

Dixon Water Foundation Receives 2017 Leopold Conservation Award® for Texas

AUSTIN – The state’s top land conservation award typically goes to a private ranch, but this year the honoree is a North Texas-based nonprofit which…

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees Propose New Restoration Plan for Texas Gulf Coast

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees Propose New Restoration Plan for Texas Gulf Coast

Public Comment Sought on Draft Restoration Plan, Public Meetings Set for June in Galveston and Corpus Christi TEXAS—The Texas Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) is working…

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Big Time Texas Hunts Entries Now on Sale

Big Time Texas Hunts Entries Now on Sale

AUSTIN— The upcoming hunting seasons may still be months away, but starting today you can enter the Big Time Texas Hunts drawing to win one…

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Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Baiting the Baiters On opening day of the spring Eastern…

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