Sept. 18, 2018

Wyler Aerial Tramway Closed to the Public

EL PASO— After nearly six decades in operation, including many years as the only public tram in Texas, the Wyler Aerial Tramway at Franklin Mountains State Park is closed until further notice.

Sept. 14, 2018

New Experimental Mule Deer Antler Restriction Regulation Takes Effect this Hunting Season in the Southeast Panhandle

AUSTIN – Hunters pursuing mule deer this fall in Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Floyd, Hall, and Motley counties will be required to comply with a new antler restriction regulation that prohibits harvest of any mule deer buck with a main beam outside spread of less than 20 inches.

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Announces Tuesday Closures through February 2019

ATHENS – Beginning Oct. 2, the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will begin a winter schedule that includes the closure of one additional weekday. TFFC will be closed to the public on Tuesdays from October 2018 through the end of February 2019.

Sept. 11, 2018

2018 Teal Season Forecast: Wet and Wild

AUSTIN – Conditions are shaping up for what could be an excellent early teal hunting season opener this Saturday. Waterfowl biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department say early migrations of birds into the state mixed with forecasts for more rain have set the table.

Aug. 31, 2018

Goliad State Park Unveils New El Camino Real Visitors Center

GOLIAD—The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) today unveiled two newly renovated sites in Goliad, the new El Camino Real Visitors Center at Goliad State Park and Historic Site and the improved Mission Rosario State Historic Site.

Aug. 30, 2018

Game Warden Field Notes, Aug. 30, 2018

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

Aug. 27, 2018

TPWD Seeking Public Input on Potential Changes to Recreation Grants Process

AUSTIN – A series of public input meetings will be held across the state to discuss and assess evaluation criteria for awarding funds through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) Grant and for Local Park Grants programs.

Aug. 24, 2018

New Rules Prohibit Commercial Harvest of Four Turtle Species in Texas

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission this week voted to prohibit the commercial collection of four species of freshwater turtles in Texas—the common snapping turtle, red-eared slider, smooth softshell and spiny softshell.

TPW Commission Adopts Rules Permitting Pneumatic Weapons for Hunting

AUSTIN – Beginning this fall, hunters in Texas will be able to use air guns and arrow guns that meet criteria established under new rules adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Aug. 23, 2018

Sabine County Attorney Robert G. Neal Jr. Awarded Inaugural TPWD Prosecutor of the Year Award

AUSTIN—For his work prosecuting natural and cultural resource violations and environmental crimes in the state, Robert G. Neal Jr., County Attorney for Sabine County, has been recognized with the inaugural Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Prosecutor of the Year award.