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Nov. 30, 2010

Galveston Island State Park Redevelopment Public Meeting Set

AUSTIN – The second of three scheduled public meetings on the master plan design for redeveloping hurricane-damaged Galveston Island State Park will be held Tuesday, Dec. 7 on the Texas A&M Galveston campus.

Nov. 2, 2010

TPWD Postpones Devils River Land Acquisition

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission consideration of a proposal to buy land for a new state park or natural area on the Devils River has been postponed, pending the outcome of a public briefing to the commission’s Conservation Committee tomorrow.

Sept. 17, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY: Recreational Boating Safety Hearing Set

The Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety will convene at 10 a.m. Oct. 1  in room E2.026 inside the capitol extension at 1400 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas.

June 4, 2010

Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety to meet June 18

The Texas Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety will convene at 10 a.m. Friday, June 18 in room E2.036 inside the capitol extension at 1400 Congress Avenue in Austin.

April 9, 2010

TPWD scoping options for future Rollover Pass recreational fishing opportunities

AUSTIN — The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has made application for a permit to close Rollover Pass on Bolivar Peninsula due to its impacts on beach erosion and sedimentation within the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. If the pass is closed, there will be loss of public recreational fishing access.

April 2, 2010

TPWD proposes extension of Redfish Bay seagrass protection

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing to indefinitely extend protection of seagrass from uprooting by outboard motor propellers within the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area along the mid-coast between Rockport and Port Ingleside.

TPWD Finalizes Short List of Hunting and Fishing Regulation Changes for 2010-2011

AUSTIN — Expansion of mule deer hunting opportunities tops a short list of regulatory changes adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission as part of the 2010-2011 Statewide Hunting and Fishing Proclamation.

Feb. 2, 2010

TPWD to Sell Part of Newly-Acquired Ranch at Palo Duro Canyon

AUSTIN, Texas — In September 2008, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Trust For Public Land announced that the views from inside Palo Duro Canyon State Park will remain grand thanks to the addition of a 2,912-acre property known as Fortress Cliffs Ranch. Now, TPWD is following through on its originally stated plan to sell upland portions of the ranch and use the proceeds to buy other state park land, with a legally binding conservation easement to permanently protect the acreage sold.

Feb. 1, 2010

TPWD Seeks Public Comment on Hunting and Fishing Proposals

AUSTIN — Expansion of mule deer hunting opportunities tops a short list of proposed changes to the state’s hunting and fishing regulations the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering for 2010-2011.

July 9, 2009

TPWD Schedules Public Meetings for Land and Water Plan Revisions

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is inviting public participation in a major revision of its 2005 Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan.