Big Country Gets Big Rains
ATHENS, Texas — Every time there are widespread rains of half an inch or more across West Texas, the San Angelo Standard-Times puts a drawing of a crowing red rooster, General Rainz, on the front page.
TPWD News Releases
Sept. 12, 2005
Stay Tuned, Sept. 12, 2005
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
Sept. 8, 2005
Texas Game Wardens, State Parks Aid Katrina Victims
AUSTIN, Texas — Within the past week, Texas game wardens in New Orleans have rescued close to 5,000 people left stranded by Hurricane Katrina's lingering floodwaters. Meanwhile, hundreds of evacuees are still camping free in dozens of Texas state parks.
Sept. 5, 2005
San Antonio Man Is First Super Combo Prize Winner
AUSTIN, Texas — Stephen Koepke didn’t believe it when a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employee phoned him Aug. 29 to tell him he’d won a $1,000 outdoor gear shopping spree and a $60 Texas State Parks Pass.
TPWD Clarifies License Benefits For Active Military
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has clarified the rules and guidelines for a new provision to provide free hunting and fishing licenses for Texas resident active duty military service members.
Copano Bay Fishing Pier Management Transfer Planned
FULTON, Texas — Ownership and management of the Copano Bay Causeway State Fishing Pier is expected to transfer from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to Aransas County Navigation District No. 1 this fall, a move expected to have little immediate affect on the visiting public.
New Book Urges Texans To Join The Hummingbird Roundup
AUSTIN, Texas — “Hummingbirds of Texas,” a new book by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees that benefits hummingbird conservation, is the first work devoted to the 19 species of hummingbirds seen in Texas and surrounding states.
Texas Master Naturalists Win National Award
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Master Naturalist program has won a Take Pride In America award to be presented Sept. 30 at the White House’s Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Stay Tuned, Sept. 5, 2005
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
Aug. 29, 2005
Texas Waterfowl Seasons Adopted
AUSTIN, Texas — Patience and sharp bird identification skills are important traits shared by most waterfowl hunters. They will need both during the upcoming hunting seasons.