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Jan. 22, 2015

SEAFWA Recognizes Game Warden and TPWD Employee

AUSTIN – Two Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees were recognized at Thursday’s TPW Commission meeting by executive director Carter Smith for receiving awards from the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

Jan. 14, 2015

Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 14, 2015

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Jan. 6, 2015

Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death

AUSTIN — Texas game wardens in Aransas County are awaiting necropsy results on a state and federally protected whooping crane found dead Sunday near a duck blind located in the Aransas Bay system close to Sand Lake.

Dec. 23, 2014

New Helicopter Strengthens Texas Game Wardens

AUSTIN — The Texas Game Warden’s today unveiled its new Airbus AS350B3e helicopter that will enhance the department’s statewide law enforcement apparatus and assist with its search and rescue and disaster response efforts.

Dec. 17, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 17, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Dec. 4, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 4, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Dec. 3, 2014

Texas Game Wardens on Border Make Large Gillnet Seizure

AUSTIN — Texas game wardens conducting an enhanced marine patrol of the lower Rio Grande near Boca Chica along the Texas–Mexico border recently seized roughly 8,000 feet of illegal gillnet.

Nov. 21, 2014

Wanted: Information About Illegal Fishing Along the Border

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division and the U.S. Coast Guard are distributing a wanted poster seeking any information related to illegal fishing activities along the Texas-Mexico border.

Nov. 18, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 18, 2014

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Nov. 6, 2014

TPW Commission Recognizes Employee Achievement

AUSTIN – Several Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees and programs were recognized at Thursday’s TPW Commission meeting. Awards included the Shikar-Safari International Wildlife Officer of the Year Award, the Outstanding Leadership Award from the State Agency Council to the Governor’s Commission for Women, the Community Leadership Award and the John Covert Watson Award for Vision.