Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for March 24-25, 2021

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The March Commission Meeting is a remote streaming event only.
Learn how to access the meeting and how to give public testimony to the Commission.

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Archived Audio

9:30 a.m. — Work Session


Thursday, March 25, 2021

Archived Audio

9:30 a.m. — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, March 25, 2021
9:30 a.m.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Live audio and by teleconferencing

S. Reed Morian, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Executive Director

Approval of Minutes from the Commission Meeting held January 21, 2021

  1. ACTION – Rule Review – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes and Completed Rule Review – James Murphy
    • Chapter 57 – Fisheries
    • Chapter 58 – Oysters, Shrimp, and Finfish
    • Chapter 65 – Wildlife
  2. ACTION – 2021–2022 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Ken Kurzawski, Dakus Geeslin
  3. ACTION – 2021-2022 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird Proclamations – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Shawn Gray, Shaun Oldenburger, Alan Cain
  4. ACTION – Acceptance of Donation of Land – Fort Bend County – Approximately 300 Acres at Brazos Bend State Park – Ted Hollingsworth
  5. ACTION – Grant of Drainage Easement – Hidalgo County – Approximately 1 Acre at the Estero Llano Grande State Park – Ted Hollingsworth
  6. ACTION – Disposition of Land – Harrison County – Approximately 7 Acres at the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area – Ted Hollingsworth
  7. ACTION – Land Acquisition Strategy – Bastrop County – Approximately 150 Acres at Bastrop State Park – Trey Vick
  8. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Anderson County – Approximately 430 Acres at the Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area – Jason Estrella
  9. BRIEFING – The Texas Nature Trackers Program and the City Nature Challenge – Dr. Tania Homayoun