Texas Game Wardens on Border Make Large Gillnet Seizure
AUSTIN — Texas game wardens conducting an enhanced marine patrol of the lower Rio Grande near Boca Chica along the Texas–Mexico border recently seized roughly 8,000 feet of illegal gillnet.
TPWD News Releases
Dec. 3, 2014
Nov. 21, 2014
Wanted: Information About Illegal Fishing Along the Border
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division and the U.S. Coast Guard are distributing a wanted poster seeking any information related to illegal fishing activities along the Texas-Mexico border.
Nov. 18, 2014
Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 18, 2014
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Nov. 6, 2014
TPW Commission Recognizes Employee Achievement
AUSTIN – Several Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees and programs were recognized at Thursday’s TPW Commission meeting. Awards included the Shikar-Safari International Wildlife Officer of the Year Award, the Outstanding Leadership Award from the State Agency Council to the Governor’s Commission for Women, the Community Leadership Award and the John Covert Watson Award for Vision.
Oct. 30, 2014
Deer Season Opens Nov. 1
AUSTIN – Well within the memory of many Texas Baby Boomers, some Hill Country schools used to give students a holiday on the first day of deer season.
Oct. 29, 2014
Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 29, 2014
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Oct. 21, 2014
Game Warden Named National Boating Officer of the Year
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden John Thorne has been named Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).
Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 21, 2014
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Pair Convicted in Illegal Deer Breeding Operation
AUSTIN – The latest chapter in a decade long series of criminal and wildlife disease investigations involving a former South Texas deer breeder ended recently when a Corpus Christi area couple pleaded guilty to 50 charges of Unlawful Possession and/or Sale of Live Game Animals.
Oct. 8, 2014
Reminder to Take Hunter Education Before Heading to the Field
AUSTIN – With hunting season under way, don’t forget hunter’s education if you’re not yet certified.