2017 News Releases (Search: "public comment")
(11 Releases)
June 14, 2017
- TPWD Extends Red Snapper Season in Federal Waters
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AUSTIN – Following a series of public meetings on the Texas coast to seek angler input, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), along with the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), have reached an agreement that will allow private recreational anglers to catch red snapper in federal waters on weekends this summer.
June 7, 2017
- TPWD Sets Public Meetings to Gather Input on Possible Extension to Red Snapper Season
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AUSTIN- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be seeking input during upcoming public meetings regarding the possibility of extending the federal recreational red snapper season. The federally permitted for-hire charter boat and commercial sectors will not be impacted.
May 18, 2017
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustees Propose New Restoration Plan for Texas Gulf Coast — Public Comment Sought on Draft Restoration Plan, Public Meetings Set for June in Galveston and Corpus Christi
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TEXAS—The Texas Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) is working to restore the Texas coast along the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and is seeking public comment on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustee Implementation Group Draft 2017 Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; and Oysters. The draft plan, published May 18, 2017, proposes a suite of restoration projects to compensate for injuries to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Texas TIG reviewed more than 800 restoration projects suggested by the public, state and federal agencies, and other various stakeholders. Of these projects, the Texas TIG included 13 preferred projects in the draft restoration plan and environmental assessment.
March 9, 2017
- Public Meetings on Plans for Chinati Mountains SNA to be Held in West Texas and Austin [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 3, 2017
Feb. 16, 2017
- TPWD Taking Comment on Proposed Hunting and Fishing Regulation Changes — Online Resources Available for Public Input, Webinar Set for Feb. 21 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 30, 2017
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Jan. 25, 2017
- First Case of CWD Detected in Free-Ranging Texas Whitetail — State taking steps and following plan to deploy early detection and containment strategy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 2, 2017
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