McBride Named OGT Board Chairman
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin sporting goods retailer and mainstay in Texas wildlife conservation Joe McBride has been named board chairman for Operation Game Thief.
TPWD News Releases
Feb. 4, 2008
Jan. 30, 2008
TPWD Unveils Proposed Regulation Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — Expanded hunting opportunities for mule deer and pheasant in the Panhandle are among the proposed changes to the state’s hunting and fishing regulations.
Jan. 22, 2008
Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 22, 2008
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Jan. 14, 2008
Cooperative Stewardship Is Focus of TOWMA Conference Feb. 1-2
KYLE, Texas — Across Texas, a seismic shift in land ownership is transforming the landscape. Bigger ranches are giving way to ranchettes, resulting in loss of open range and fragmentation of wildlife habitat. One solution is landowners banding together for common benefits, which is the focus of the Texas Organization of Wildlife Management Associations (TOWMA) annual conference Feb. 1-2 in Kyle south of Austin.
Conservation Careers Await at Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
AUSTIN, Texas — If you love the outdoors and are looking for a job where you can make a difference in conserving Texas’ natural and cultural resources, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may have just the job you’re looking for.
Dec. 21, 2007
TPWD’s Top 10 Texas Conservation News Stories of 2007
EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format for the most part and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2007. Details about these topics can be found in the department’s online news archive. Please note that TPWD will not be distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. Weekly news distribution will resume on Jan. 14, 2008. Happy Holidays!
Dec. 19, 2007
Deer Poaching Probe Leads To 247 Charges Against 20 People
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas game wardens this month concluded an investigation into an illegal deer hunting ring in Southeast Texas, filing 247 criminal charges against 20 offenders.
Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 19, 2007
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Dec. 5, 2007
Carter Smith Named TPWD Executive Director
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Carter Smith was named executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Dec. 5 at a special meeting of the TPW Commission in San Antonio. Smith will be leaving the helm at The Nature Conservancy of Texas to take the top job at TPWD.
Nov. 20, 2007
Holt Appoints Bass to Texas Deer Breeding Interim Committee
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Chairman Peter Holt of San Antonio has appointed Chairman Emeritus Lee Bass of Fort Worth to an interim committee that will study deer breeding issues before the next session of the Texas Legislature.