2017 News Releases
(149 Releases)
Aug. 17, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Receives Quality Deer Management’s 2017 Agency of the Year Award [News Images]
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AUSTIN – The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) has named the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as the recipient of its 2017 Agency of the Year Award. The award was presented at QDMA’s 2017 National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, in recognition of the agency’s commitment to a strong deer management program. - Game Warden Field Notes
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. - Lake Austin Positive for Invasive Zebra Mussels [News Images]
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AUSTIN —Lake Austin is now classified as positive for invasive zebra mussels after biologists discovered them in the reservoir last week. Lake Austin is the third Central Texas reservoir where zebra mussels have been found this year, and the second in the Colorado River basin.
Aug. 16, 2017
- Grahame Jones Named New Texas Game Warden Colonel [News Images]
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AUSTIN – Grahame Jones, a 24-year law enforcement veteran, has been selected as director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division. He will pin on his colonel’s badge Sept. 1.
Aug. 15, 2017
- Texas Dove Hunting Season Outlook Promising — Southeast Texas Included in Early Special Whitewing Days [News Images]
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AUSTIN – For the first time since dove conservation measures were established in Texas nearly a century ago, hunters statewide will have an opportunity to pursue the popular game birds during the first weekend of September.
Aug. 14, 2017
Aug. 8, 2017
- 2017-18 Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Starting Tuesday, Aug. 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Aug. 7, 2017
- Texas Game Wardens Investigating Fatal Sailboat Incident on Lake O’ The Pines [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Aug. 4, 2017
- Biologists seek assistance from anglers in tracking American Eel in Texas waterways [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Aug. 3, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- San Jacinto Marsh Restoration Receives Environmental Excellence Award for Navigational Dredging [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Mother Neff Log Jam Cleared After Two Years of Flooding [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Aug. 2, 2017
- TPWD Graduates 41 Texas Game Wardens and State Park Police Officers [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
July 31, 2017
- Public meeting Tuesday to discuss development of Bastrop State Park’s former golf course [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
July 28, 2017
July 21, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Nine Grants Awarded by Winners of Great Texas Birding Classic [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Game Wardens Honored at Annual Law Enforcement Awards [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Seeks 2018 Nominations — Deadline for submission of nominations is Nov. 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
July 20, 2017
July 17, 2017
July 14, 2017
July 12, 2017
July 11, 2017
July 10, 2017
July 7, 2017
July 6, 2017
- July 4th Weekend TPWD Law Enforcement Roundup — Texas Game Wardens Ramp up Boating Safety Patrols, Respond to Numerous Water-Related Incidents [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
July 3, 2017
June 29, 2017
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Lake Texoma Hit with Golden Alga Bloom [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
June 28, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
June 27, 2017
June 26, 2017
- Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council awards $1.8 million in grants [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
June 22, 2017
June 16, 2017
June 15, 2017
June 14, 2017
- TPWD Extends Red Snapper Season in Federal Waters [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Battleship Texas Closed to Repair Leak [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
June 12, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
June 8, 2017
- Texas contributes $600,000 for waterfowl habitat work in Prairie Canada — State funding matched by Ducks Unlimited and NAWCA to conserve vital waterfowl habitat [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
June 7, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Sets Public Meetings to Gather Input on Possible Extension to Red Snapper Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Monahans Sandhills State Park Celebrates 60 Years [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
June 2, 2017
- Playa Restoration Program Fills Grassland Playa Pits, Trenches at No Cost to Landowners [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
June 1, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Hueco Tanks State Park Closes 29 Areas to Preserve New Pictograph Findings [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Tickets on Sale Now For Seventh Annual Texas State Bison Music Festival [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Statement from TPWD Regarding 3-Day Recreational Gulf Red Snapper Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 31, 2017
May 26, 2017
May 25, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Awards $3.46 Million in Recreational Trail Grants to Texas Communities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPW Commission Recognizes TPWD Staff and Partners [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 19, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- National Safe Boating Week Reminds Texans to Stay Safe on the Water [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Internet Wildlife Trade in Houston Area [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Dixon Water Foundation Receives 2017 Leopold Conservation Award® for Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 18, 2017
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees Propose New Restoration Plan for Texas Gulf Coast — Public Comment Sought on Draft Restoration Plan, Public Meetings Set for June in Galveston and Corpus Christi [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 16, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Big Time Texas Hunts Entries Now on Sale [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 15, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Entrance Changes Take Effect at Balmorhea State Park Memorial Day Weekend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- New CWD Case Discovered at Fifth Captive Deer Breeding Facility [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 8, 2017
May 4, 2017
May 3, 2017
May 2, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Inaugural Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest to Benefit TPWD Youth Fishing Programs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Lesser Known Parks Offer Exciting Alternative to Crowds, Closures [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 1, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD CO-OP Awards Nearly $1.5 Million in Grants to Texas Communities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- No Land No Water is Theme of Soil & Water Stewardship Week [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 28, 2017
- Texas Deer Study Group Workshop Covers Range of Topics May 11-12 in Llano [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 27, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Lone Star Land Stewards: Bringing Back the Best of Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Striped Bass Population Up at Possum Kingdom Reservoir [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 26, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- New Study Shows Americans’ Deep Appreciation for Nature, Barriers to Connection — Texas data shows contact with nature is an important part of growing up and linking Texans to one another; competing priorities and other factors impede getting outdoors. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Twelfth Annual Folk Festival Comes to Mission Tejas State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 25, 2017
April 24, 2017
- Record Effort to Combat Aquatic Invaders in Texas Yields Early Success, Looks to Next Steps [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 21, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Aquatic ‘passenger pigeon’ shiner found swimming in the Rio Grande [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Catfish Season Kicks Off at Neighborhood Fishin’ Lakes Across the State [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 18, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Government Canyon SNA Opens New Wheelchair Accessible Nature Trail [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Annual Spring Outdoor Celebration Brings the Outdoors to Mont Belvieu [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Davis Mountains State Park Hosts Third Annual Mile High Chili Cook-Off April 22 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 13, 2017
April 7, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD, Local Partners Provide Free Saltcedar Treatment to Landowners on the Upper Brazos River [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- 13.97 Pound Largemouth Bass Sets Record at Belton Lake [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 6, 2017
- Wildflowers and Blooming Plants on Full Display at Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 5, 2017
- Texas Game Wardens Uncover Massive Illegal Seafood Network in Houston [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 4, 2017
- Automated Online Managed Lands Deer Program Rollout Coming Soon — New system simplifies harvest recommendations, offers print at home tag issuance [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 3, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Hosts Public Meetings to Announce Changes at Balmorhea State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- April is State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co. [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 31, 2017
- TPWD Announces 2016-17 Season CWD Monitoring Results — Texas records first cases of disease in free-ranging whitetail, elk [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 29, 2017
- Devils River Bass Conservation, Hammerhead Shark/Grouper Limits Adopted [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 24, 2017
- TPWD Biologist Receives 2017 Ken Cook Friend of B.A.S.S. Fisheries Award [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 23, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Twelfth Annual Texas-National Archery Championship Draws Record 2,174 Children, 85 Schools to Belton [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Fungus that Causes White-nose Syndrome in Bats Detected in Texas [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission Awards $15.86 Million in Local Park Grants to Texas Communities [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Two TPWD Staff Receive National Wild Turkey Federation Awards [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 22, 2017
March 21, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Big Bend Mule Deer Restoration Effort Advancing with Partners [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Bobby Whiteside, Gulf States Toyota Named 2017 TFF Hall of Fame Inductees [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 14, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Wyler Aerial Tramway Celebrates 16 Year Anniversary of Reopening [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Birds of Prey Come to Lake Livingston State Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 10, 2017
March 9, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Public Meetings on Plans for Chinati Mountains SNA to be Held in West Texas and Austin [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Toyota ShareLunker Selective Breeding Program Connects Bass Anglers across the State [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 8, 2017
March 7, 2017
- Government Canyon SNA Celebrates New ADA Accessible Nature Playscape This Saturday [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 3, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Inks Lake State Park Public Meeting on Future Development March 9 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Final Update Completes Great Texas Wildlife Trail Maps Collection [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 2, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Mission Reach Paddling Trail Announced as Official Texas Paddling Trail [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- First Toyota ShareLunker Caught From Lake Naconiche [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 1, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Stephen F. Austin State Park Reopens After Almost a Year of Flood Repairs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest in Mesquite Bay and Aransas Bay [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 27, 2017
Feb. 24, 2017
- Teen Arrested in Connection with Shooting Death of Bald Eagle — Surviving eaglet rescued from nest [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 23, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Three Leased Public Fishing Access Areas Open for White Bass Anglers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 22, 2017
- Whole Earth Provision Co. Hosts Banff Film Festival Benefiting Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 21, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Wardens Lead Successful Joint Operation Bahia de Aransas [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Biologists Confirm Genetics of First ShareLunker Offspring Entered into Program [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 16, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Taking Comment on Proposed Hunting and Fishing Regulation Changes — Online Resources Available for Public Input, Webinar Set for Feb. 21 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD Announces New Paddler Camp Sites on Iconic Devils River [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 15, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Lone Star Law Second Season Premieres Sunday, Feb. 19 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- South Llano River State Park Designated as an International Dark Sky Park [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 13, 2017
Feb. 10, 2017
- TPWD, Local Organizations Build Virtual Experience to Enhance Recreation on the Guadalupe River [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 9, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to host 17th Annual Fly Fish Texas March 11 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 8, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Applications Being Accepted for Texas Game Warden Cadet Class [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Seeks Contractors for $70 Million in Repair Projects — Help With State Bidding Process Available, Including Feb. 23 Workshop in Austin [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 7, 2017
- Five Texas Programs among 2017 George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund Grantees [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 2, 2017
Feb. 1, 2017
- Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2017 [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 31, 2017
- TPWD, Local Bass Club Work to Rebuild Fish Habitat in Stamford Reservoir [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 30, 2017
Jan. 27, 2017
Jan. 26, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Proposing Changes to Hammerhead Shark and Grouper Regulations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest in St. Charles Bay [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD Unveils Hunting Season Regulation Proposals for 2017-18 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Game Warden Heath Bragg Named SEAFWA Officer of the Year [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 25, 2017
- First Case of CWD Detected in Free-Ranging Texas Whitetail — State taking steps and following plan to deploy early detection and containment strategy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 24, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- San Jacinto Battleground to Conduct Prescribed Burn [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Lake Corpus Christi State Park to Host Kid Fish Event [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 23, 2017
Jan. 19, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Master Naturalist Program Recognized as 2017 Harvard Ash Center Bright Idea in Government [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- New Texas State Parks Centennial Plan Lays Blueprint for Brighter Future [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 18, 2017
- Record Breaking Attendance at Texas State Parks’ Annual First Day Hikes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 12, 2017
Jan. 4, 2017
- Public Scoping Meetings Set for Saltwater Fisheries Regulations — TPWD Considering Potential Modifications for Hammerhead Sharks, Grouper [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 2, 2017 — Bundled Plain Text
- Extended Hunting Seasons Provide Opportunities to Fill Deer, Turkey Tags — Youth-Only, Muzzleloader and Special Late Seasons Open Today Through Jan. 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD Taking Public Comment on Proposed Shad Collection Rules [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
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