2018 News Releases
(145 Releases)
Oct. 18, 2018
- Game Warden Field Notes
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Oct. 16, 2018
- Enjoy Spooky Times at Texas State Parks Throughout October
AUSTIN— Enjoy some hauntingly good fun this October at a Texas State Park. Throughout the month, parks are hosting a variety of family-friendly Halloween-themed events including zombie apocalypse hikes, monster mash geocaching and a jack-o’-lantern scavenger hunt, just to name a few.
Oct. 12, 2018
- Public Notice on Outbreaks of Avian Paramyxovirus in Texas
EL PASO – Recently, a number of Eurasian collared doves near El Paso have tested positive for avian paramyxovirus, specifically Pigeon Paramyxovirus-1, or PPMV-1. Dead doves have also been reported in Alpine.
Oct. 8, 2018
Oct. 5, 2018
Oct. 4, 2018
Oct. 2, 2018
Oct. 1, 2018
Sept. 27, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Inks Lake State Park Hosts Hill Country Heritage Expo Oct. 5-6 — Bundled Plain Text
- Trainings on Chronic Wasting Disease Sample Collection Set in the Panhandle and Trans-Pecos — Bundled Plain Text
Sept. 26, 2018
- Recent Rains Provide Boost for Deer, New Challenges for Bowhunters — Texas’ Archery-Only Hunting Season Opens Saturday, Sept. 29
Sept. 25, 2018
Sept. 21, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Gov. Greg Abbot Proclaims Sept. 22 National Hunting and Fishing Day — Special Day Highlights Texas Cultural Phenomenon — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Inland Fisheries Seeking Partners for Habitat Restoration in Texas Reservoirs — Interested Organizations Invited to Habitat Workshop Oct. 6-7 in Athens — Bundled Plain Text
- Deadline Approaching to Enter Big Time Texas Hunts Drawing — Bundled Plain Text
Sept. 20, 2018
Sept. 18, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Take Me Outdoors Houston Set For September 22 At Discovery Green — Houston’s 10th annual free, family-oriented outdoors festival — Bundled Plain Text
- Wyler Aerial Tramway Closed to the Public — Bundled Plain Text
Sept. 14, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- New Experimental Mule Deer Antler Restriction Regulation Takes Effect this Hunting Season in the Southeast Panhandle — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Announces Tuesday Closures through February 2019 — Bundled Plain Text
Sept. 11, 2018
Aug. 31, 2018
Aug. 30, 2018
Aug. 27, 2018
- TPWD Seeking Public Input on Potential Changes to Recreation Grants Process — Public Meetings Set to Discuss Criteria for Community Outdoor Outreach, Local Park Grants Awards
Aug. 24, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- New Rules Prohibit Commercial Harvest of Four Turtle Species in Texas — Bundled Plain Text
- TPW Commission Adopts Rules Permitting Pneumatic Weapons for Hunting — Bundled Plain Text
Aug. 23, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Sabine County Attorney Robert G. Neal Jr. Awarded Inaugural TPWD Prosecutor of the Year Award — Bundled Plain Text
- Two Texas Game Wardens Receive Officer of the Year Awards — Bundled Plain Text
Aug. 20, 2018
Aug. 16, 2018
Aug. 15, 2018
Aug. 13, 2018
Aug. 2, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Repairs to Begin at Historic Balmorhea State Park Pool — Bundled Plain Text
- Inks Lake State Park Has Partial Reopening After Park Road Fire — Bundled Plain Text
Aug. 1, 2018
July 31, 2018
July 30, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Graduates 30 Texas Game Wardens and State Park Police Officers — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Nominations Accepted Through Nov. 1 — Bundled Plain Text
July 18, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Seven Grants Awarded by Winners of Great Texas Birding Classic — Bundled Plain Text
- Public Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Big Tree Natural Area — Bundled Plain Text
July 16, 2018
July 9, 2018
July 5, 2018
- Texas Game Wardens Stress Continued Water Safety Vigilance — Five Open Water Drownings Mar Fourth of July Holiday
July 2, 2018
June 29, 2018
June 22, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
June 21, 2018
June 20, 2018
June 15, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Franklin Mountains State Park Breaks Ground on New Visitor Center — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Launches Online Survey to Explore Opinions on Alligator Gar — TPWD Urging Anglers, Non-Anglers to Participate in Brief Alligator Gar Survey — Bundled Plain Text
June 11, 2018
June 4, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
May 31, 2018
May 28, 2018
May 25, 2018
May 24, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Approves Hunting Regulation Changes for 2018-19 — South Zone Dove Hunters to See Earliest Opener in Seven Decades — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Awards $3.38 Million in Recreational Trail Grants to Texas Communities — Additional $700,000 re-allocated from previous funding for state park trail improvements. — Bundled Plain Text
May 18, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- National Safe Boating Week Reminds Texans to Stay Safe on the Water — Bundled Plain Text
- Laborcitas Creek Ranch Receives 2018 Leopold Conservation Award® for Texas — Bundled Plain Text
May 17, 2018
May 16, 2018
May 14, 2018
May 10, 2018
May 7, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Gulf Shrimp Season Closing on Tuesday, May 15 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes — Bundled Plain Text
May 3, 2018
- Guadalupe Bass Creating Memories for Texas Anglers — Prize Giveaway Centered Around the State Fish Continues Through Dec. 31
May 1, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Wardens Target Illegal Commercial Fishing Activity at Texas/Mexico Port of Entry — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD CO-OP Awards $800,000 in Grants to Texas Communities — Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) Provides Opportunities to Get Outside — Bundled Plain Text
April 30, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Soil and Water Stewardship Week Touts Importance of Pollinators in Texas — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Outdoor Adventures Area Offers Free Family Fun at Lake Travis May 19-20 — Bundled Plain Text
April 24, 2018
April 23, 2018
April 20, 2018
April 18, 2018
April 17, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Hold Regional Public Hearings in Panhandle May 22-24 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Fish Trade in Houston Markets, Restaurants — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Projects 82-Day Red Snapper Season for Private Recreational Anglers in Federal Waters — Bundled Plain Text
April 16, 2018
- TPWD Unveils New Alligator Gar Website — Website serves as information portal for Texas’ largest, longest-lived freshwater fish
April 13, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Black-Capped Vireo Soars to Recovery Thanks to Conservation Partnerships; Service Delists the Songbird from ESA — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Revisit Air Gun/Air Bow Rules at May Public Meeting — Bundled Plain Text
April 12, 2018
April 11, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Participation Needed for 2018 City Nature Challenge — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Wardens Put Dent in Illegal Oystering Through Operation Secure Coastal Bend — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest in Areas of Copano Bay — Bundled Plain Text
April 9, 2018
April 5, 2018
April 4, 2018
- Fungus Causing White-Nose Syndrome Spreads into Central Texas — First Ever Detection in Popular Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
April 3, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Wildflowers and Blooming Plants Putting on a Show at Texas State Parks — Bundled Plain Text
- Bastrop State Park Pool Closing for Major Renovation — Bundled Plain Text
April 2, 2018
March 30, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- April is State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co. — Bundled Plain Text
- Largemouth Bass Conservation License Plate Enhances Fishing Across the State — Bundled Plain Text
March 26, 2018
March 23, 2018
March 22, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Parks and Wildlife Commission Expands CWD Containment Zone in Panhandle — Action Taken in Response to Disease Discovery in Roadkill Whitetail Deer — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission Awards $8.7 Million in Local Park Grants to Texas Communities — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Warden Recognized as National Wild Turkey Federation Wildlife Officer of the Year — Bundled Plain Text
March 21, 2018
- TPWD, Partners Launch Arundo Awareness Campaign — New Awareness, Prevention Campaign Aimed at Road Maintenance Crews
March 19, 2018
March 16, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- 13th Annual Texas-National Archery Championship To Draw Record Number of Competitors to Belton March 21 & 22 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Reminds Texans to ‘Clean, Drain and Dry’ as Boating Season Heats Up — Boaters Critical in Fight to Protect Texas Lakes from Destructive Invasive Species — Bundled Plain Text
March 15, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- West Texas Lake Produces 13.40 pound ShareLunker Bass — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Increases King Mackerel Recreational Bag Limit — Bundled Plain Text
March 13, 2018
March 12, 2018
March 9, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Lake Fork Delivers Two 13lb+ ShareLunker Bass In One Week — Bundled Plain Text
- Patience Key for Upcoming Spring Turkey Season — Bundled Plain Text
March 8, 2018
March 5, 2018
March 2, 2018
March 1, 2018
Feb. 28, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Wildlife Trade in Dallas/Fort Worth — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Taking Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Hunting Regulations — Facebook Live Webinar Set for March 6 — Bundled Plain Text
- Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Team Continue Efforts — Bundled Plain Text
Feb. 27, 2018
Feb. 23, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Goose Island Reopening for Overnight Visitors Starting March 1 — Bundled Plain Text
- Spring Break Reservations Filling Fast at Texas State Parks — Bundled Plain Text
Feb. 21, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Athens — Bundled Plain Text
- Public Hearings set for Proposed Panhandle Mule Deer Regulation Changes — Bundled Plain Text
Feb. 20, 2018
Feb. 16, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest in Areas of Galveston Bay and Lavaca Bay — Bundled Plain Text
Feb. 15, 2018
- TPWD Announces New Zebra Mussel Findings in Central Texas Lakes — Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake Newest Additions to Statewide List of Infested and Suspect Lakes
Feb. 13, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Public Meeting Scheduled Tuesday to Discuss Big Tree Natural Area — Bundled Plain Text
- Whole Earth Provision Co. Hosts Banff Film Festival Benefiting Texas State Parks — Bundled Plain Text
Feb. 12, 2018
Feb. 9, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Birds of Prey Come to Lake Livingston State Park — Bundled Plain Text
- Fly Fish Texas Expo Coming to Athens Feb. 24 — Bundled Plain Text
Feb. 7, 2018
Feb. 4, 2018
- New Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year Award Reflects Critical Role To Protect Woods, Waters, Wildlife — Nomination Submissions Due May 15
Feb. 1, 2018
Jan. 31, 2018
Jan. 30, 2018
- TPWD, Local Partners Improving Fish Habitat at Central Texas Lakes — Collaborative Effort Bolsters Aquilla Lake, Lake Georgetown and Granger Lake
Jan. 26, 2018
Jan. 25, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Denton County Man Admits to Poaching Record Whitetail Buck — Bundled Plain Text
- TPW Commission Recognizes TPWD Staff for Outstanding Achievement — Bundled Plain Text
Jan. 24, 2018
Jan. 23, 2018
Jan. 12, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Despite Freezing Weather More Than 950 People Participate in First Day Hikes at Texas State Parks — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Inductees — Bundled Plain Text
Jan. 10, 2018
Jan. 4, 2018
- Authorities Asking Public for Help Locating Vehicle of Interest — $10,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrests in Assault on Texas Game Warden
Jan. 1, 2018 — Bundled Plain Text
- Toyota ShareLunker Program Debuts Mobile App, Website — Bundled Plain Text
- Temporary Fishing Closure in Place on Texas Coast during Freeze — Bundled Plain Text
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