TPWD Seeks Public Comment About Proposed Regulation Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering altering hunting and fishing regulations that could increase opportunity and simplify rules.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering altering hunting and fishing regulations that could increase opportunity and simplify rules.
AUSTIN, Texas -The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has adopted rules to protect game fish in coastal waters in the event of a freeze.
ROCKPORT, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is planning a new approach to protect ecologically important seagrass beds in coastal bays from propeller-scarring by recreational boats. Scientists believe this propeller scaring is causing long-term damage in some areas.
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
CONROE, Texas — Managing Private Impoundments for Better Fishing will be the goal of ‘Bass 102’ scheduled for March 19 at the Lone Star Convention Center.
AUSTIN, Texas — Free trout fishing access is available on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake until March 17 at two sites leased by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
ATHENS, Texas – Each year the public has a chance to nominate a favorite fishing icon for consideration as an inductee to the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 28.
AUSTIN, Texas — A couple of isolated and relatively minor active fish kills on Lake Granbury have been traced to elevated levels of golden alga toxins, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials.
EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format for the most part and provide a summary of the top conservation stories of the year. Details about these topics can be found in the online news archive. Please note that TPWD will take its customary two-week annual hiatus from distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. Unless important news develops that is worth sharing, we are not at this time planning to issue news on Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. Our current plan is to resume news distribution on Jan. 10. Happy Holidays!
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.