Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting
May 21-22, 2025

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

Work Session

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

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Commission Meeting

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

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Agenda

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Approval of Minutes from the Commission Meeting held March 27, 2025

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION – Commission Policy (CP) - 022: New Park Development – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Policy – Rodney Franklin, James Murphy
   • Comment on Commission Policy (CP) - 022: New Park Development – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Policy
2. ACTION – Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Program Fee Revisions and Triploid Parentage Allowance - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Rules – Lindsay Glass Campbell, Ph.D.
   • Comment on Proposed Amendment to Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Fee Rules
   • Comment on Proposed Amendments to Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Program Rule
3. ACTION – Public Hunting Program – Establishment of an Open Season on Public Hunting Lands and Approval of Public Hunting Activities on State Parks – Kevin Mote
   • Comment on Public Hunting Program – Establishment of an Open Season on Public Hunting Lands and Approval of Public Hunting Activities on State Parks
4. ACTION – Designation of Nonprofit Organization for the Help Feed Hungry Texans Program – Blaise Korzekwa
   • Comment on Designation of Nonprofit Organization for the Help Feed Hungry Texans Program
5. ACTION – Texas Statewide Recreational Trail Grants Funding – Recommended Approval of Trail Construction, Renovation, and Acquisition Projects – Chris Sheffield
   • Comment on Texas Statewide Recreational Trail Grants Funding – Recommended Approval of Trail Construction, Renovation, and Acquisition Projects
6. ACTION – Disposition of Land – Williamson County – Approximately 56 Acres at Twin Lakes Park – Stan David
   • Comment on Disposition of Land – Williamson County – Approximately 56 Acres at Twin Lakes Park
7. ACTION – Lease of Land – Anderson County – Approximately 543 Acres at the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area – Whitney Gann, Ph.D.
   • Comment on Lease of Land – Anderson County – Approximately 543 Acres at the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area
8. ACTION – Disposition of Land – Parker County – Approximately 3.8 Acres Near Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway – Zach Spector
   • Comment on Disposition of Land – Parker County - Approximately 3.8 Acres Near Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway
9. ACTION – Land Acquisition – Walker County – Approximately 1 Acre at Huntsville State Park – Trey Vick
   • Comment on Acquisition of Land – Walker County - Approximately 1 Acre at Huntsville State Park
10. BRIEFING – Status of the Oyster Fishery and Resource in Texas – Robin Riechers