Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for May 24-25, 2023

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Archived Audio

9:00 a.m. — Work Session


Thursday, May 25, 2023

Archived Audio

9:00 a.m. — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, May 25, 2023
9:00 a.m.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744

Arch “Beaver” Aplin, III, Commission Chair
David Yoskowitz, Ph.D., Executive Director

Approval of Minutes from the Commission Meeting held March 23, 2023

  1. ACTION – Digital Licensing and Tagging Requirements – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Chris Cerny
  2. ACTION – Public Hunting Program – Establishment of an Open Season on Public Hunting Lands and Approval of Public Hunting Activities on State Parks – Kevin Mote
  3. ACTION – Chronic Wasting Disease Detection and Response Rules – Amendments to Surveillance Zone Delineations – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Dr. Hunter Reed
  4. ACTION – Texas Statewide Recreational Trail Grants Funding – Recommended Approval of Trail Construction, Renovation, and Acquisition Projects – Trey Cooksey
  5. ACTION – Grant of Utility Easement – Bastrop County – Approximately 1 Acre at Bastrop State Park – Jason Estrella
  6. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Freestone County – Approximately 5,000 Acres at Fairfield Lake State Park – Jason Estrella
  7. BRIEFING – Renewable Energy and Wildlife – Laura Zebehazy WITHDRAWN