Zebra Mussels Confirmed in Lake Lavon

Zebra Mussels Confirmed in Lake Lavon

Zebra mussels have now been confirmed by the U.S. Geological Survey in Lake Lavon. The presence of live zebra mussels or veligers, their larvae, has…

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Tree Planting Slated for San Jacinto Battleground Prairie

Tree Planting Slated for San Jacinto Battleground Prairie

Volunteers from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Shell Oil Co. and Apache Corporation on Feb. 6-7 will be planting almost 300 trees at San…

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America's Coolest Small Towns 2014

America’s Coolest Small Towns 2014

Rockport is in the running this year. Let’s cast our votes and let the entire country know there is no place like TEXAS.    

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Texas artist accepted for the International Exhibition

Texas artist accepted for the International Exhibition

Texas artist Les McDonald Jr’s.  “Alaska Crab raps” has been accepted for the American Watercolor Society’s 147th Annual International Exhibition to be held at the historic Salmagundi…

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Lake Fork Does It Again: Third Toyota ShareLunker of Season

Lake Fork Does It Again: Third Toyota ShareLunker of Season

Lake Fork produced its third Toyota ShareLunker of the season Sunday night. Randall E. Claybourne of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was fishing by himself in 15 feet…

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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. Willie the Decoy Two Henderson County game wardens and two…

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Texas State History Museum to Host Battleship TEXAS Exhibit

Texas State History Museum to Host Battleship TEXAS Exhibit

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department exhibit, “The Last of the Dreadnought Battleships,” will open on Feb. 1 at the Bob Bullock Texas State History…

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Public Meetings Set for Fisheries Regulations

Public Meetings Set for Fisheries Regulations

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Coastal Fisheries Division will host seven public scoping meetings Jan. 7-Jan. 9 in several communities to discuss potential changes to…

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Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

The Texas State-Fish Art Contest, headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, reminds Texas teachers and students that the deadline for entries in the 2014…

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trustees Invite Public Comment on $627 Million in Proposed Gulf Early Restoration Projects

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trustees Invite Public Comment on $627 Million in Proposed Gulf Early Restoration Projects

Proposal includes Five Texas projects; Public meetings set for Jan. 21, 22, 23 in Port Arthur, Galveston, Corpus Christi The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage…

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