AUSTIN – These stockings won’t be found hanging by the chimney, but they’ll still bring plenty of joy this winter to boys and girls of all ages. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) annual fish stockings of rainbow trout are currently underway on 18 designated Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes across the state.
AUSTIN— A new project is underway at Mission Tejas State Park to replace damage caused by a fire during Hurricane Ike in 2008.
AUSTIN— After nearly a decade of low water levels hindering boating opportunities at Lake Colorado City State Park, the lake levels are on the rise thanks to recent rainfall.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement officials plan to file felony charges Friday in Bastrop County on 36-year-old Jake Russell Childers for resisting arrest and assault on a state game warden attempting to make an arrest.
AUSTIN – Anglers are taking full advantage of the recent unseasonably warm weather this fall that has kept fishing conditions pleasant along the Texas coast, according to coastal fisheries biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).
AUSTIN— The second winner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Lifetime License Drawing is Stanley B. Ross, II from Ennis.
AUSTIN — Thanks to collaboration between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Brazos River Authority (BRA) and other supporters and volunteers, new habitat enhancements designed to provide better fishing opportunities and improve habitat for a variety of fish species are now in place at Lake Granbury, Possum Kingdom Lake, and Proctor Lake.
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is currently accepting applications for target range development grants through Nov. 30, 2016. Construction or enhancements of public ranges are eligible to be considered for these competitive grants, made available through funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
CANYON— A new camping area with amenities and a series of bridges across flash-flooding hazards on park roadways at Palo Duro Canyon State Park were unveiled Thursday morning during an event highlighting completion of a joint project between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).