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Texas Game Wardens’ Operation Dry Water Campaign Effective in Reducing BWIs

AUSTIN – Despite the landfall of Hurricane Beryl, Texas Game Wardens worked hard to keep Texans safe as they celebrated the Fourth of July on…

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2024 Birding Classic Raises Significant Funds for Conservation Grants

AUSTIN — Notching a record number of participants, the 28th annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Great Texas Birding Classic raised $52,000 in conservation…

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Commercial Gulf Shrimp Season Opens July 15

AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Monday, July 15. Texas…

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Official Media Statement: Beryl Updates

In anticipation of projected impacts from storm Beryl, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing some coastal sites, opening camping spaces to shelter evacuees…

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Official Media Statement: South Padre Island Shark Encounters

On July 4, Texas Game Wardens, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the South Padre Island Police Department (SPI PD) and Cameron County Park…

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Official Media Advisory: TPWD to Release 1 Billionth Fish into Texas Waters July 10

LAKE JACKSON—  Help the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) celebrate a Texas-sized milestone July 10th as biologists release the billionth hatchery-produced fingerling (one-to-two-inch fish)….

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Texas Drawn Hunt Program Opens for the 2024-25 Season Applications

AUSTIN – Hunters will have new opportunities and scenery this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. The program,…

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Texas Game Wardens Stress Boating Safety, ’Staying Dry’ During July 4 Holiday

AUSTIN – As temperatures continue to rise, many Texans and out-of-state visitors are making plans to cool off on one of the many pristine waterbodies…

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TPWD Completes Groundbreaking Bass Tracking Study

TYLER – Biologists from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) have completed an innovative study that tracked the movement and behaviors of largemouth bass…

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Boaters Urged to ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’ to Halt Aquatic Invasive Species Spread

AUSTIN – Texans throughout the state take advantage of the Fourth of July holiday to enjoy the summer sun on the water. The Texas Parks…

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