On Jan. 26, multiple local and state agencies in Fannin County and the surrounding area responded to an emergency call for three brothers (ages 6, 8 and 9) who fell through ice on a private pond off Rec Road #3, just outside of Bonham.
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Community Archery Program is partnering with Brazos Bend State Park in Needville on Feb. 7 to help the public “Explore Bowhunting.”
AUSTIN — El Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas (TPWD) está cerrando el Área TX- 19 en la Bahía Matagorda al aprovechamiento comercial y recreativo de ostión a partir de las 12:01 a.m. Miércoles, 21 de enero. Este cierre o veda está basado en muestras recolectadas recientemente por el TPWD que mostraron baja abundancia de ostiones de tamaño legal.
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-19 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low abundance of legal-sized oysters.
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will celebrate a major milestone in 2026 as it hosts the 20th anniversary of the Texas State National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Bullseye & 3D Tournament. The event will take place March 20 –21, at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, bringing together thousands of young archers from across the state for two days of competition, scholarships and state pride.
AUSTIN— The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting public meetings in Austin and Lampasas to gather input on the Public Use Plan for Post Oak Ridge State Park. This plan will outline the site’s future recreational access, trail design, wildlife and habitat protection, and cultural storytelling.
QUITAQUE – Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is the latest Texas State Park to be designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). The International Dark Sky Park designation will ensure the protection of the park’s dark skies not only for the park’s natural resources, but also for the local community and out-of-town visitors to enjoy.
ATHENS – New Year’s Day 2026 will launch the 40th season of the Toyota ShareLunker Program, another major milestone for Texas’ highly acclaimed and storied largemouth bass selective breeding and stocking program.
SABINE PASS — Celebrate the beginning of a new year and the start of America’s semiquincentennial (America 250) with a First Day beach walk at Sea Rim State Park.