Feb. 7, 2018

Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Nacogdoches

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries staff found a total of 30 acres of invasive giant salvinia in multiple locations at Lake Nacogdoches Feb. 5.

Feb. 4, 2018

New Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year Award Reflects Critical Role To Protect Woods, Waters, Wildlife

Texas Game Wardens can spend months investigating and building cases against lawbreakers who shoot endangered whooping cranes, poach white-tailed deer, or dump polluting chemicals in waterways, but it takes working partnerships with local prosecutors to bring violators to justice.

Feb. 1, 2018

Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2018

AUSTIN – Each February for more than 15 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for abandoned crab traps left to foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines, “ghost fish,” and create unsightly views. To date, they’ve hauled off more than 32,000 of these derelict traps.

Jan. 31, 2018

Texas Game Wardens Add Search and Rescue Drone to Arsenal

AUSTIN – Texas game wardens are adding a new set of eyes in the sky — an Unmanned Aircraft System or UAS — they say will enhance their ability to quickly and safely surveil hard to access areas during natural disasters and search and rescue operations.

Jan. 30, 2018

TPWD, Local Partners Improving Fish Habitat at Central Texas Lakes

AUSTIN – With the help of local volunteers and financial support from the Brazos River Authority (BRA), inland fisheries staff from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) completed several projects to improve fish habitat and provide better fishing opportunities at Aquilla Lake, Lake Georgetown and Granger Lake in fall 2017.

Jan. 26, 2018

Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 26, 2018

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Jan. 25, 2018

Denton County Man Admits to Poaching Record Whitetail Buck

AUSTIN – The second largest whitetail buck ever in Texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk: poached. Earlier this week, a Denton County man pleaded no contest to illegally taking the trophy deer, which scored 278 points under the Boone & Crockett scoring system, last October near Pilot Point, Texas.

TPW Commission Recognizes TPWD Staff for Outstanding Achievement

AUSTIN— Two Texas game wardens and the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA) were recognized during Thursday’s meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in Austin.

Jan. 24, 2018

Lake Corpus Christi State Park to Host Kid Fish Event

MATHIS – On Saturday, the park rangers at Lake Corpus Christi State Park are hosting a Kid Fish event as an opportunity for new anglers to learn how to fish.

Jan. 23, 2018

Historic Port Isabel Lighthouse Reopens

AUSTIN— Standing tall in a plaza overlooking the lower Laguna Madre, the historic 72-foot Port Isabel Lighthouse is reopening its doors to visitors after much needed repairs closed the site to the public in early 2016.