Texas Waterfowl Seasons Finalized with No Changes
HOUSTON — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted waterfowl regulations for 2008-09 with no changes, but hinted next year’s process could see significant alterations.
TPWD News Releases
Aug. 21, 2008
TPWD Continues Park Upgrades, Faces Increased Costs in 2009 Budget
HOUSTON — Texans will continue to see benefits in 2009 from significant new funding for state and local parks, as well as new money to build a new East Texas fish hatchery and to help game wardens enforce wildlife laws and border security, all part of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 2009 budget.
TPW Commission Awards $10 Million in Local Park Grants across Texas
HOUSTON — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 21 approved $10 million in competitive parks and recreation grants for city and county parks and other sites across the state. Grant project descriptions are listed by county below.
TPW Commission Approves $5.3 Million in Recreational Trails Grants
HOUSTON — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 21 approved a record $5.3 million for 30 National Recreational Trail Grant projects across the state and 10 trail improvement projects in state parks.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine to Reach 9,000 Schools
AUSTIN, Texas — This September, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine will begin a new Keep Texas Wild student section for teachers and families to introduce children to the world of nature and the outdoors. For the next year, magazine issues containing the new section will mail to more than 9,000 schools across the state, thanks to a grant from ExxonMobil and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.
Grants Awarded for Seven Texas Target Range Projects
HOUSTON — Professional and recreational sport shooters alike will benefit from $278,000 in matching grants for the construction and renovation of seven target ranges across Texas in Kerr, McLennan, Harris, Cochran, Angelina, Caldwell, Williamson and Smith Counties.
Aug. 19, 2008
LBJ State Park Gears Up for Celebration of Late President’s 100th Birthday
STONEWALL, Texas — The annual celebration of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s birthday takes on added significance Wednesday, Aug. 27, the date the Texas Hill Country native would have turned 100 years old.
Texas Youth Super Shoot set for Sept. 6
HOUSTON — Steve Hall fondly remembers the look on the faces of visitors to the clay shooting activities and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo in Austin.
Pronghorn Decline Observed in Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties
ALPINE, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wildlife biologists recently recorded a considerable drop in the pronghorn antelope population in portions of Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties, although they said overall pronghorn populations in the Trans-Pecos remain only slightly below the 30-year average.
Aug. 13, 2008
City and State to Open New Paddling Trail on Aug. 14 10.9-Mile Trail is A First in the DFW Metroplex
City and state officials will dedicate the new 10.9 mile Lake Arlington Paddling Trail at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008 at Richard W. Simpson Park in Arlington, marking the first Texas Paddling Trail on a lake and the first in Dallas/Fort Worth or any other urban area. Richard Simpson Park is located at 6300 W. Arkansas Lane.