First Local Access Plan Created for Riverbed Vehicles
MASON, Texas — The first local community plan to allow controlled motor vehicle access in a state-owned riverbed has been approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
TPWD News Releases
April 26, 2004
Conservancy Marks Four Decades of Partnership With TPWD
AUSTIN, Texas — The Nature Conservancy of Texas this year commemorates its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to save important lands and waters in the Lone Star State.
West Texas Students Bring Home Top Prizes in Horned Lizard Essay Contest
AUSTIN, Texas — If you want to find horned lizards in Texas, go west. If you want to find winning student researchers and writers, you also need to look west of IH-35. West Texas schools produced all the winners in this year’s Hometown Horned Toads essay contest, sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Stay Tuned, April 26, 2004
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
April 20, 2004
San Jacinto Symposium To Announce New Archeology Findings
HOUSTON — Historians, state archeologists and Texas history buffs will gather on the University of Houston campus Friday, April 23, for this year’s San Jacinto Symposium titled "Digging for History: New Insights Into the Battle of San Jacinto." The annual symposium is organized by the San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board, a state board that advises Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site.
April 19, 2004
Park Staff Helps Save Life After Lightning Strike
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — On Saturday, April 10 a storm had arrived in the area, and Huntsville State Park boathouse supervisor Jessica Rosalez radioed her bosses that she had just seen a man get struck by lightning under a pine tree in a public use area behind the boathouse.
New Angler Awards To Recognize Fishing Elite
AUSTIN, Texas — Catching a big fish can be just as much a matter of luck as skill. But it takes more than luck to catch several different big fish.
South Padre World Birding Center Offers Deep Sea Trips
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Offshore here, the shallow continental shelf gives way to deep water and there are sights and sounds few nature lovers have a chance to experience.
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, April 19, 2004
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Stay Tuned, April 19, 2004
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.