Feb. 20, 2015

Private Lake Produces Season’s Second Toyota ShareLunker

ATHENS—Blair Schwarz of McAllen caught Toyota ShareLunker 559 from a private lake in Zapata County on February 19.

New National Initiative Mirrors Texas Children in Nature Effort

AUSTIN — A new National Parks Foundation initiative announced Feb. 19 by the White House emphasizes goals shared by a growing Texas coalition of partners with chapters in major cities, the Texas Children in Nature collaborative.

Feb. 12, 2015

Celebrate 179 Years of Texas Independence on Feb. 28, March 1

WASHINGTON, Texas – All Texans – natural born or adopted alike – are invited to the annual Texas-sized birthday celebration at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site at the exact spot where the Republic of Texas was born 179 years ago. The Texas Independence Day Celebration will take place on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1.

Feb. 5, 2015

Riders Get Your Wheels Turning in Texas State Parks

AUSTIN— February brings visitors a variety of biking opportunities in Texas state parks.

Feb. 4, 2015

Citizen’s Park Ranger Academy Scheduled for April

AUSTIN – If you’ve ever wanted to be a park ranger or simply wondered about the inner workings of a Texas state park, then consider enrolling in the Citizen’s Park Ranger Academy offered this spring in North Texas by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Feb. 3, 2015

Eggheads to Thrill Tastebuds at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center April 11

ATHENS — Local lore has it that the hamburger as we know it was invented by an Athens resident, Fletcher (“Old Dave”) Davis, at his Athens café in the 1880s and introduced to the world at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. A reporter for the New York Tribune wrote from the fair of a new sandwich called a hamburger, “the innovation of a food vendor on the pike.” While the food vendor was never named, enough evidence existed that the person was none other than Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas, that the 80th Texas Legislature adopted a resolution naming Athens as “the Original Home of the Hamburger.”

Jan. 28, 2015

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

ATHENS–The Texas State-Fish Art Contest, headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), reminds Texas teachers and students that the deadline for entries in the 2015 State-Fish Art Contest is March 31, 2015.

Spring Breaking at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—Families looking for a place to have an inexpensive, rewarding family vacation during spring break need look no farther than the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens.

Jan. 26, 2015

Fly Fish Texas March 14 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—Learn to tie a fly, cast a fly and catch a fish all in one day during the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 14.

Jan. 22, 2015

Local Park Grants Fund Projects Statewide

AUSTIN—The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Thursday approved more than $8 million in competitive grant funds for community parks all across the state, funding 25 of 55 proposed projects.