Nov. 16, 2015

White Goat Causes Stir at Franklin Mountains State Park

EL PASO— Over the past two months Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff have received numerous calls about a white goat seen roaming the side slopes of Trans Mountain Road in the area known as Smugglers Pass.

Nov. 12, 2015

Anglers Invited to Comment on Proposed Tawakoni Catfish Regulation

ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has scheduled a public meeting to give anglers the opportunity to comment on a proposed regulation change for blue and channel catfish at Lake Tawakoni.

Nov. 10, 2015

Texas Parks and Wildlife Thanks Veterans for their Service

AUSTIN – This Veterans Day, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department thanks its more than 250 employees who served in the military, as well as all active and retired military men and women, for their service to our country.

City of Fort Worth Parks and Recreation Department Joins the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Paddling Trail System

FORT WORTH – On Nov. 1, the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (FWNC&R) hosted a community paddle event to officially open the 70th trail in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Texas Paddling Trail system.

Nov. 9, 2015

TPWD Fisheries Biologist Honored

ATHENS—Brian Van Zee of Waco has been named fisheries biologist of the year by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA).

Fly-Fishing Classes Coming Up at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—Master fly-fisher Bob Cappallo of Corsicana will teach fly-fishing for beginners at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens January 9, 2016; January 16, 2016; and February 13, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 6, 2015

Galveston Bay’s Conditionally Approved Area TX-6 to be Closed to Oyster Harvest

Austin – Conditionally Approved Areas TX-6 will be closed to all oyster harvest on Nov. 9 due to low abundance of oysters in these areas.

Nov. 5, 2015

TPW Commission Adopts Interim Deer Breeder Movement Rules

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday public hearing adopted interim rules for captive deer movement requirements to provide the deer breeding industry with continuity and consistency through the 2015-16 hunting season.

Inaugural Texas Game Warden Citizen’s Academy Graduates Recognized

AUSTIN— Twelve graduates of the first ever Texas Game Warden Citizen’s Academy were recognized at Thursday’s public meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Texas Game Warden Named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year

AUSTIN – At Thursday’s Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith recognized Game Warden Benny G. Richards Jr. as this year’s recipient of the Shikar-Safari International Wildlife Officer of the Year Award. The award is presented annually by the worldwide conservation organization to one wildlife law enforcement officer in each state.