ATHENS – The 2026 Toyota ShareLunker collection season didn’t disappoint during its 40th Anniversary celebration with an incredible 18 Legacy Class ShareLunkers submitted from 10 different public lakes across the state of Texas.
BURNET — Inks Lake State Park will welcome visitors of all abilities for its fourth annual Fun for All event on April 25, offering a day of hands-on outdoor experiences designed to make nature more accessible to everyone.
LOCKHART — Lockhart State Park has expanded its boundaries by 188 acres with the acquisition of two neighboring properties. This new addition, which nearly doubles the size of the Austin-area park, was completed in partnership with The Nature Conservancy in Texas. With the new additions, the park is growing to about 453 acres.
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-1 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, April 21st. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low abundance of legal-sized oysters.
ATHENS – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is pleased to announce the 2026 winners of the Texas division of the Wildlife Forever’s Fish Art Contest. The contest is housed and administered by TPWD’s Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens.
AUSTIN —The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), through the Texas Nature Trackers program, invites all Texans to participate in a four-day outdoor focused community event involving 16 Texas metropolitan areas for the 11th year of the City Nature Challenge, from April 24-27.
AUSTIN — El Parque Estatal Palo Pinto Mountains celebró oficialmente su inauguración el 10 de abril con un evento especial de corte de listón. Entre los asistentes estuvieron El Gobernador Greg Abbott, La Secretaria de Estado Jane Nelson, El Director ejecutivo del Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas (TPWD), David Yoskowitz; El Presidente Emérito de la Comisión de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas, Lee Bass; El Presidente de la Fundación de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas, Michael S. Greene; y El Director de Parques Estatales de Texas, Rodney Franklin, quienes ofrecieron comentarios durante la ceremonia.
AUSTIN — Palo Pinto Mountains State Park officially marked its grand opening April 10 with a special ribbon cutting event. Governor Greg Abbott, Secretary of State Jane Nelson, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director David Yoskowitz, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Chairman Emeritus Lee Bass, Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Chairman Michael S. Greene, and Texas State Parks Director Rodney Franklin were in attendance and spoke.
AUSTIN – El Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas (TPWD) está cerrando el área de recolección de ostión TX-7 en la bahía de Galveston y la TX-20 en la bahía de Matagorda para la recolección comercial y recreativa de ostión. TX-7 cerrará a partir de las 12:01 horas del martes 14 de abril y TX-20 cerrará a las 12:01 horas del miércoles 15 de abril. Estos cierres está basado en muestras recolectadas recientemente por el TPWD que mostraron baja abundancia de ostiones de tamaño legal.
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing oyster harvesting area TX-7 in Galveston Bay and TX-20 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest. TX-7 will close beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, and TX-20 will close 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, April 15. These closures are based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low abundance of legal-sized oysters.