AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today adopted a series of fishing regulation changes affecting bass and catfish in specific fresh waters, and clarifying saltwater length limits on black drum and amberjack, and rules prohibiting snagging of fish with pole-and-line.
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $10 million in competitive grant funds today for 39 community parks across the state.
AUSTIN – At Thursday’s Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith recognized Texas Game Warden Ellis Powell as the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has completed work on a plan designed to expand angling opportunities for Texas’ growing urban population and introduce the next generation of anglers to fishing.
AUSTIN – With a good crop of birds last year combined with a healthy stock of mature gobblers, this year’s spring turkey season holds plenty of opportunity for hunters willing to put in the time afield, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).
ATHENS—The sixth annual Athens Eggfest is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC).
AUSTIN – They blanket waterways and block boating, fishing and swimming, crowd out native species, spoil rivers and lakes, and clog power plant and municipal water pipes. They don’t belong here, yet more are coming all the time, spreading like a plague across the state. The good news: record funding approved by the Texas Legislature is launching new fronts in the war on aquatic invasive species.
GALVESTON – Texas game wardens, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the United States Coast Guard, are deploying an impenetrable maritime border to stop the threat of radiological or nuclear material smuggling into U.S. waters.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.