AUSTIN, Texas — Fishing for crappie, bass and whatever else is biting takes center stage at more than 70 Texas state parks this summer, with dozens of Family Fishing Celebration events scheduled throughout the state.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program is initiating a new reefing option in which organizations and members of the general public can participate. The new Public Reefing Program will enable persons to reef materials approved by TPWD at existing reef sites in the Gulf of Mexico that have been permitted to TPWD.
AUSTIN, Texas — The recently appointed Texas State Parks Advisory Committee will hold its second meeting May 19 in Austin, where members will hear about university research documenting the economic value of state parks for local communities, plus a report on needs and cost projections to effectively staff and maintain Texas state parks.
LUMBERTON — Village Creek State Park is again open for business. The East Texas park, which was severely impacted by last fall’s Hurricane Rita, began welcoming visitors again on Monday, May 1.
McALLEN, Texas — A team of veteran birders from Texas and Pennsylvania persevered through lack of sleep, poor nutrition, and constant fretting about the whereabouts of a much younger opposing team to win the coveted weeklong competition category in the 2006 Great Texas Birding Classic.
ROCKPORT, Texas — The popular Redfish Bay area receives an extra measure of protection beginning May 1. On that date, a new regulation takes effect, prohibiting the uprooting of seagrass within the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area (RBSSA).
ATHENS, Texas — Two men have been selected as the 2006 inductees into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, and their background and achievements make them perfect complements to each other.
AUSTIN, Texas — Anglers in eight Texas cities will benefit from a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program that will stock catchable-size channel catfish in selected Community Fishing Lakes every two weeks during April, May, June, July, September and October.
AUSTIN, Texas — For the first time since Hurricane Rita ripped through east Texas last September, destroying much in its path and forcing several state parks to shut down, one site is welcoming campers again and another is planning to open soon.
ATHENS, Texas — Jason Baird hit the jackpot Feb. 28 when he caught Budweiser ShareLunker No. 400, a 13.1-pound largemouth bass worth $5,240 in cash.