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March 4, 2024

TPW Commission Authorizes Land Exchange for New State Park

AUSTIN— Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today authorized Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to pursue acquisition of approximately 477 acres for a new state park in exchange for approximately 43 noncontiguous acres from Boca Chica State Park.

March 1, 2024

Toledo Bend, O.H. Ivie Back in the ShareLunker Spotlight

ATHENS – Toledo Bend and O.H. Ivie shared the ShareLunker Legacy Class stage to kick off the final week of February. O.H. Ivie in West Texas continued its unprecedented run of monster largemouth bass and Toledo Bend in East Texas showed that excellent fisheries abound from one corner of Texas to the other.

CO-OP Program Awards Over $1.9 Million in Grants to Texas Communities

AUSTIN — Communities throughout Texas will have more opportunities to get outside, thanks to grants awarded through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP).

Las reservaciones de pases de un día para parques estatales para el Eclipse solar se abren el 8 de marzo

AUSTIN – Las reservaciones de pases de un día para parques estatales para el 8 de abril se abrirán a las 8 a.m. 8 de marzo, hora estándar central.

State Parks Day Pass Reservations for Eclipse Open March 8

AUSTIN – State Park day pass reservations for April 8 will open 8 a.m. March 8 (CST).

Feb. 29, 2024

Public Input Sought on Texas Hunting Regulation Proposals for 2024-2025

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is taking public comment until March 27 to the following proposed changes to the 2024-2025 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations:

Official Media Statement: Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area

Feb. 27, 2024

Annual White Bass Run Arrives in Texas

AUSTIN – The annual white bass run, a treasured tradition for anglers across Texas, has officially begun.

Official Media Advisory: Media Passes Available for Eclipse Viewing at Texas State Parks

Feb. 23, 2024

Anglers Catch Hundreds of Record-Setting Fish

ATHENS – Anglers throughout Texas established fishing records through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2023, highlighted by one of the most notable — six-year-old Ernst Toepfer V becoming the youngest Elite Angler in program history.