Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission January 22-23, 2025, Commission Meeting

Donations Over $500

Donations of $500 or more for January 23, 2025 not Previously Acknowledged by the Commission
Donor Detail & Purpose of Donation *Amount
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation-Gear Up For Game Wardens Skeeter SX230 boat (Hull No. STE960661324), 2025 Polaris off-road vehicle (VIN No. 4XARSE990S8757041), 2023 Yamaha F250XB outboard motor (Serial No. 6HDX1012669), Three Airwork Go-Command UltraBright Matrice M30T Mission-Ready drone monitor kits (Serial Nos. 1581F5BKD23AD00FJGRJ, 1581F5BKD23AE00F0EJZ, and 1581F5BKD23AH00F6Z73), Airwork Go-Command kits accessories, Segway utility task vehicle (VIN No. H0MUBWX56R8000579), Two DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise thermal drones (Serial Nos. 1581F5FJC244N00DK6U2 and 1581F5FJC242H00D8ZJR), DJI Mavic 3 drone accessories, Fifty Motorola Bluetooth wireless microphones, Three night vision kits, Utility trailer (VIN No. 7V41U142XRH001491), 2024 Skeeter SX230 trailer (VIN No. 7FUBB2725RK231618), Five Daniel Defense DDM4 simunition rifles (Serial Nos. DDM4547846, DDM4547847, DDM4547849 - DDM4547851), 600-gallon fuel tank trailer (VIN No. 58SBT0829SE043280), Cargo Craft cargo trailer (VIN No. 4D6EB162RC066415), Two PVS-14 night vision monoculars, 1500 rounds of simunition, DJI Avata 2 drone (Serial No. 1581F6W8A242N0A36KLQ), Two Pulsar XQ35 handheld thermal units for Trinity County Game Wardens, Hummingbird Apex 16 MSI side scan sonar, Airwork Go-Command Mission-Ready Avata TacLite kit, Laser ammo simulator accessory, Utility trailer (VIN No. 5LCLB1216R1061263), Food for Training Coordinators Meeting at Game Warden Training Center, Garmin GPSMAP 1222 GPS, Five Samsung Galaxy Active4 Pro tablets (Serial Nos. R52WA0MLLVX, R52W80D6ZLT, R52W102P5PE, R52W102P8LJ, and R52WB0ED27K), Five simunition rifle lights, Five simunition rifle slings, Honda generator, Two Firehouse Technology Arc V drone strobe light navigation kits and anti-collision lights, Three Team Wendy EXFIL Counterweight kits, Renogy 2000W Pure Sine Wave Inverter, Drone landing pad, Rechargeable roadside flares and emergency flare kit, HDMI cable, Memory card for drone operations $358,899.55
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (Gulf States Toyota) Grant for various programs at Texas Parks and Wildlife $225,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for operations, construction, and equipment at Roger R. Fawcett Wildlife Management Area $50,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for Private Lands Program $25,000.00
Apache Corporation Five hundred forty-five native Texas trees $9,810.00
MT7 Ranch Sixty-five volunteer hours for Dove Banding Annual Project $1,467.05
Kira Gangbin Volunteer hours for Horned Lizard Project $1,454.41
Kate Robinson Volunteer hours for Horned Lizard Project $1,357.81
Inn at Circle T Memorial donation to Texas Game Warden Training Academy in memory of Rocky Turner $500.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation-Gear Up For Game Wardens Three Airwork Go-Command Mission-Ready Avata TacLite kits (Serial Nos. 1581F4QWB22B200302YK, 1581F4QWB22B4003023R, and 1581F4QWB22CP00303V5), Airwork Go-Command Mission-Ready Avata TacLite accessories, Three Samsung Galaxy Active4 Pro tablets (Serial Nos. R52WA0MLMZF, R52WA0MLPQD, and R52WA0MLJ0L), Four rifle armorer kits, Five Focus X2 body cameras, Cellular trail cameras $62,729.60
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Construction services for Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center renovation project $2,516,209.96
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for the Land Conservation Program $183,750.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Nine Americans with Disabilities Act accessible covered picnic tables $37,800.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation One planetarium package for Resaca de la Palma State Park $36,625.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation One Defender Max Can-Am utility vehicle for Guadalupe River State Park (VIN No. 3JBUCAX46RK001704) $29,283.17
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Two water bottle filling stations for Estero Llano Grande State Park $15,821.70
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Crew work to create trails at Stephen F. Austin State Park $15,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for habitat restoration at Matador Wildlife Management Area $10,000.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Twelve Genesis archery bows and archery accessories for Mustang Island State Park $3,969.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Archery equipment for Lake Tawakoni State Park $3,969.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Six water troughs with valve assembly $3,453.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Equipment rentals to create trails at Stephen F. Austin State Park $3,159.30
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Two atlatl and dart packages for Mustang Island State Park $1,320.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Grant for lifetime license $1,000.00
Anonymous Donor Advanced night vision monocular (Serial No. A1054) $2,750.00
Southeast Sport Fishing Association Support for Sea Center Texas $2,000.00
J. T. Bowyer Public hunting dove lease $804.00
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation-Gear Up For Game Wardens Coastline airboat trailer (Serial No. 555C1BP27RS001137), Airboat repairs, Three DroneSense Class 2 unmanned aircraft systems licenses and advanced video sharing, Two DroneSense Class 1 unmanned aircraft systems licenses and advanced video sharing, Five Crescent kayaks, Sixty-inch Extendobed truck accessory, Hummingbird Helix 12 side scan sonar (Serial No. 23021501-0256), Vortex Optics spotting scope (Serial No. R2366527), Garmin titanium watch (Serial No. 3480783802), Kayak and paddles, Portable tire inflator, Tricer-AD sit to stand tripod with Tricer-AP arca plate attachment, Tricer-BP panning tripod head, Gas pressure washer, Two SpyPoint game cameras, Infrared pod light, Chippewa boots, Mustang Survival inflatable life jacket, Wiley WX sunglasses, Smith and Wesson handcuffs, Rechargeable batteries, Secure digital cards, Master Lock cables $44,485.57
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Bows and arrows with archery accessories for Inks Lake State Park $3,969.00
Building Conservation Trust Support for deployment of rip rap material to artificial reef site HI-A-54 Shallow $308,000.00
Coastal Conservation Association Texas Support for fourteen internships for Coastal Fisheries Division $110,215.00
Total $4,069,802.12

*Estimated value used for goods and services

In official recognition of the adoption of this resolution in a lawfully called public meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, we hereby affix our signatures this 23rd day of January, 2025.

Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Chairman

Oliver J. Bell, Vice-Chairman

James E. Abell, Member

Wm. Leslie Doggett, Member

Paul L. Foster, Member

Anna B. Galo, Member

Robert L. “Bobby” Patton, Jr., Member

Travis B. “Blake” Rowling, Member

Dick Scott, Member