Oct. 8, 2025

TPWD Biologists Predict Favorable Season for Waterfowl Hunters

AUSTIN – Abundant population numbers and above average rainfall during the summer months is a confidence booster for hunters preparing for the start of the new waterfowl hunting season.

Oct. 6, 2025

Centennial Time Capsule Moves to Davis Mountains State Park

AUSTIN— The Centennial Time Capsule, which encompasses 100 years of Texas State Parks history, is once again on the move and enroute to its winter home at Davis Mountains State Park as part of its 50-year trek to every state park across the Lone Star State. The time capsule, which houses one object from every state park and support program, went on display at Blanco State Park in April of this year.

Oct. 2, 2025

Greens Bayou in Houston Becomes Texas’ 90th Paddling Trail

HOUSTON – On Oct. 4, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will officially launch its 90th paddling trail at Greens Bayou in Houston.

Oct. 1, 2025

TPWD Announces Habitat and Angler Access Program Projects for 2026-27

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has chosen 11 new projects to be supported by the Habitat and Angler Access Program (HAAP) during its 2026-27 funding cycle. Launched in summer 2021, the Habitat and Angler Access Program is primarily funded by the purchase of freshwater fishing licenses.

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Reopen Oct. 8

ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will reopen Oct. 8 following the completion of emergency repairs to a steel structural support column in the main visitor center building. The visitor center has remained closed since emergency repairs began in early August.

Sept. 25, 2025

Texas Commemorates National Hunting and Fishing Day Sept. 27

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) encourages Texans to take their friends and family into the outdoors to celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 27.

Sept. 23, 2025

Wildlife Health Alert: Texans Encouraged to Stay Vigilant for New World Screwworms

AUSTIN — On Sept. 21, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a cow in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in Nuevo León, Mexico, about 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. Preliminary reports indicate the cow had been moved to a certified feedlot from a region in southern Mexico with known NWS cases.

Sept. 22, 2025

Two Texas Game Wardens Recognized During August Commission Meeting

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) honored Texas Game Wardens Ryan McGinley and Randy Stovall at the August Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, recognizing their exceptional service and accomplishments in the field of conservation law enforcement.

Labor Day Weekend Marks Fewer Boating Incidents, Rise in Fatalities

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state over the 2025 Labor Day holiday weekend reported fewer boating incidents compared to last year, but a rise in boating-related fatalities.

Fort Phantom Hill Lake ‘Positive’ for Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Fort Phantom Hill Lake, near Abilene, as “positive” for invasive zebra mussels.