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Dec. 17, 2008

Reward Now $3,000 For Suspect In Game Warden Dragging Incident

AUSTIN, Texas — The reward has been increased to $3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fugitive who allegedly dragged a Texas game warden along the roadside Dec. 4 following a traffic stop in Southeast Texas.

Dec. 16, 2008

Nominations Sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

ATHENS, Texas — Individuals or organizations that have made a lasting contribution to freshwater fishing in Texas may be nominated through February 27 for induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.

Dec. 15, 2008

Lake Conroe Produces Budweiser ShareLunker; New Junior State Record

ATHENS, Texas-Teenager Kyle Nitschke of Willis caught Budweiser ShareLunker No. 456 from Lake Conroe December 13.

Dec. 12, 2008

Game warden Field Notes

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Nov. 26, 2008

Winter Rainbows Arc Across Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — For an inexpensive, entry-level fishing experience the entire family can enjoy, it doesn’t get much easier than winter rainbow trout fishing in Texas.

Nov. 12, 2008

Genetically Superior Bass Stocked into Lakes Austin and Nacogdoches

ATHENS, Texas-Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week stocked 32,000 six-inch largemouth bass with trophy genes into Lakes Austin and Nacogdoches.

Nov. 10, 2008

TPWD to Consider Sweeping Deer Hunting Regulation Changes

AUSTIN, Texas -The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has transitioned away from political boundaries for the purpose of monitoring white-tailed deer populations and toward biologically-based communities or Resource Management Units (RMUs).

Coastal Fisheries Bay Team Tournament Slated for Aransas Pass

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has scheduled a Coastal Fisheries Bay Team tournament targeting flounder for 6 a.m. until noon Nov. 15 at Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass.

Nov. 3, 2008

Wharton Co. Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Trial of Man Accused of Killing Game Warden

AUSTIN, Texas — A Wharton County jury took just two-and-a-half hours this afternoon to return a verdict of "guilty, capital murder" in the trial of 27-year-old James Garrett Freeman, of Lissie, who shot and killed Texas Game Warden Justin Hurst March 17, 2007.

Oct. 27, 2008

Public Input Meetings Set on Flounder Regulations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries Division will be hosting a series of coastwide public scoping meetings to discuss potential changes to existing flounder regulations.