Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting
May 22-23, 2024

Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Commission Chair
David Yoskowitz, Ph.D., Executive Director

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

Work Session

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

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Commission Meeting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

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Agenda

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Approval of Minutes from the Commission Meeting held March 28, 2024

  1. ACTION – Commission Policy CP-001 Revision – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Change – James Murphy
  2. ACTION – Banning Canned Hunts and Establishing Trapping Standards for Mountain Lions – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rule – Richard Heilbrun
  3. ACTION – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Detection and Response Rules – Containment and Surveillance Zones, Check Stations, and Deer Carcass Movement Restrictions and Disposal Requirements – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes and Request Permission to Publish Boundaries for New Surveillance Zones – Dr. J. Hunter Reed
  4. ACTION – CWD Detection and Response Rules – CWD Testing Requirements at Deer Breeding Facilities – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Dr. J. Hunter Reed
  5. ACTION – Disease Management – Special Take Authorization Rule – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rule – Stormy King
  6. ACTION – Public Hunting Program – Establishment of an Open Season on Public Hunting Lands and Approval of Public Hunting Activities on State Parks – Kevin Mote
  7. ACTION – Texas Statewide Recreational Trail Grants Funding – Recommended Approval of Trail Construction, Renovation, and Acquisition Projects – Chris Sheffield
  8. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Bastrop County – Approximately 43 Acres at Bastrop State Park – Trey Vick
  9. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Harrison County – Approximately 1.1 Acres at Caddo Lake State Park – Trey Vick
  10. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Limestone County – Approximately 3 Acres at Fort Parker State Park – Trey Vick
  11. ACTION – Acceptance of Donation of Land – Bastrop County - Approximately 49 Acres at Bastrop State Park – Trey Vick
  12. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Anderson County – Approximately 6900 Acres in the Middle Trinity River Ecosystem Project – Stan David