Executive Orders
2018
- Executive Order No. 18-007
(PDF 24.5 KB)
Date: December 13, 2018
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following correction to the information contained in the department publication entitled “2018-2019 Public Hunting Lands Map Booklet,”:
Page 97: Luminant Texas PHL (Unit #607): The White-tailed Deer General Season dates are Nov. 3-18, 2018 (either sex), Nov. 19, 2018-Jan. 6, 2019 (buck only) and Muzzleloader Season dates are Jan. 7-20, 2019 (either sex). These dates were incorrect in the Legal Game box on the area map.
- Executive Order No. 18-006 (PDF 38.2 KB)
Date: November 1, 2018
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the Public Hunt Draw System:
Due to regional flooding, the following public hunting activities are cancelled until further notice:
- Special permit GDE hunt on Richland Creek WMA scheduled for Nov. 5-9, 2018
- Special permit GDE hunt on Old Sabine Bottom WMA scheduled for Nov. 3-5, 2018
- Executive Order No. 18-005 (PDF 38.5 KB)
Date: October 23, 2018
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the Public Hunt Draw System:
Due to regional flooding, the following public hunting activities are cancelled until further notice:
- Special Permit Youth Deer Either Sex (YDE) hunt scheduled for Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area on October 27-28, 2018;
- Special Permit Youth Deer Either Sex (YDE) hunt scheduled for Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area on October 27-27, 2018
- Executive Order No. 18-004 (PDF 72.1 KB)
Date: October 18, 2018
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the Public Hunt Draw System: Due to regional flooding, the following public hunting activities are cancelled until further notice:
Special Permit Archery Deer Either Sex (ADE) hunt scheduled for Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area on October 22-26, 2018. (Executive Order No. 18-004)
- Executive Order No. 18-003 (PDF 41.6 KB)
Date: September 14, 2018
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the deprutment publication entitled "2018-2019 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands" as may be amended by order of the Executive Director. (Executive Order No. 18-003)
- Executive Order No. 18-002 (PDF 169.7 KB)
Date: August 21, 2018
In accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code §46.002(a)(5), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hereby ORDERS the sponsorship of the “Free Fishing in State Parks,” an ongoing event to encourage participation in angling on state parks owned or leased by TPWD: (Executive Order No. 18-002)
- Executive Order No. 18-001 (PDF 246.6 KB)
Date: August 17, 2018
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the department publication entitled "2018-2019 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands" and in accordance with the provisions of the department document entitled "2018-19 Drawn Hunt Catalog, which shall be published on the official websites of the department: (Executive Order No. 18-001)
2017
- Executive Order No. 17-009 (PDF 42.6 KB)
Date: September 21, 2017
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the Public Hunt Draw System: (Executive Order No. 17-009)
- Executive Order No. 17-008 (PDF 40.2 KB)
Date: September 11, 2017
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS following modification to the department publications entitled "2017-2018 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands" and in accordance with the provisions of the department document entitled "2017-18 Drawn Hunt Catalog," which shall be published on the official websites of the department.
- Executive Order No. 17-007 (PDF 61.5 KB)
Date: September 1, 2017
Under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §§12.027, 43.045, 43.0722, 44.003, 45.002; 47.031, 65.0071, 66.017, 71.010, 76.1031, 77.0361, 78.108, and 81.301, the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the adoption, on an emergency basis with less than 30 days’ notice, of new 31 TAC §57.979, to extend the period of validity of specific licenses issued by the department, beginning September 1, 2017 and continuing until September 30, 2017.
- Executive Order No. 17-006 (PDF 35.6 KB)
Date: August 28, 2017
The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the department publication entitled “2017-2018 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands” and in accordance with the provisions of the department document entitled “2017-18 Drawn Hunt Catalog,” which shall be published on the official websites of the department at https://www2.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/public/public_hunt_drawing/brochures/2017-2018-drawn-hunt-catalog.pdf and http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/public/annual_public_hunting/, as may be amended by order of the Executive Director.
- Executive Order No. 17-005 (PDF 50.8 KB)
Date: June 20, 2017
Subject: Free Fishing in State Parks — In accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code §46.002(a)(5), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hereby ORDERS the sponsorship of the “Free Fishing in State Parks,” an ongoing event to encourage participation in angling on state parks owned or leased by TPWD.
- Executive Order No. 17-004 (PDF 58.9 KB)
Date: June 15, 2017
Subject: Recreational Harvest of Red Snapper — Under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §79.002 and 31 TAC §57.801, the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after notifying the Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, ORDERS the adoption, on an emergency basis with less than 30 days’ notice, of new 31 TAC §57.983, to prohibit the take of red snapper in state waters from Monday through Thursday of each week for the period beginning June 16, 2017 until September 4, 2017, with exceptions for July 3-4, 2017 and September 4, 2017 (Labor Day).
- Executive Order No. 17-003 (PDF 81.5 KB)
Date: June 20, 2017
Subject: Migratory Game Bird Proclomation — Under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §64.022 and 31 TAC §65.313(f), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after notifying the Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, is authorized to adopt regulations establishing seasons, bag limits, means, methods, and devices for harvesting migratory game birds within U.S Fish and Wildlife Service frameworks. Therefore, the Executive Director hereby adopts amendments to 31 TAC §§65.314, 65.315, and 65.318-65.321, concerning the Migratory Game Bird Proclamation, with changes to the proposed text as published in the February17, 2017, issue of the Texas Register (42 TexReg 668). The Executive Director also hereby authorizes publication of the Notice of Adoption in the Texas Register.
- Executive Order No. 17-002 (PDF 172.3 KB)
Date: May 22, 2017
Subject: Chronic Wasting Disease — Pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code, §12.027, and Government Code, §2001.034, the executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (the department) adopts, on an emergency basis, a 60-day extension of the effectiveness of amendments to §65.81 and §65.82, concerning Disease Detection and Response, adopted on an emergency basis on January 26, 2017 and published in the February 10, 2017 issue of the Texas Register (42 TexReg 531).
- Executive Order No. 17-001 (PDF 599.9 KB)
Date: January 25, 2017
Subject: Chronic Wasting Disease — The Executive Director hereby ORDERS the adoption, on an emergency basis, of amendments to 31 TAC §§65.81 and 65.82 to eliminate current Surveillance Zone 3 in Medina County and replace it with an identical geographical area designated as Containment Zone 3. This order is effective immediately upon filing, and authorizes publication of a Notice of Emergency Adoption in the Texas Register.
2016
- Executive Order No. 16-005 (PDF 27.5 KB)
Date: October 25, 2016
Subject: Due to logging operations at Atlanta State Park, some public hunting activities are cancelled. - Executive Order No. 16-004 (PDF 85.6 KB)
Date: August 24, 2016
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the department publication entitled “2016-2017 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands” and in accordance with the provisions of the department document entitled “2016-17 Drawn Hunt Catalog.” - Executive Order No. 16-003 (PDF 55.3 KB)
Date: July 22, 2016
Subject: In accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code §46.002(a)(5), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hereby ORDERS the sponsorship of the “Free Fishing in State Parks,” an ongoing event to encourage participation in angling on state parks owned or leased by TPWD. -
Executive Order No. 16-002 (PDF 88 KB)
Chronic Wasting Disease Emergency Extensions —
Deer Management Permit (PDF 202.6 KB)
Triple T Permit (PDF 206.3 KB)
Date: January 28, 2016
Subject: Therefore, finding that the immediate danger of CWD to native deer continues to exist, the Executive Director hereby ORDERS a 60-day extension of 31 TAC §§65.94 and 65.95. This order is effective immediately upon filing, and authorizes publication of a Notice of Extension of Emergency Adoption in the Texas Register. - Executive Order No. 16-001 (PDF 80.2 KB)
Date: January 14, 2016
Subject: In accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code §46.002(a)(5), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hereby ORDERS the sponsorship of the “Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas,” an ongoing event to encourage participation in angling on state parks and wildlife management areas owned or leased by TPWD.
2015
- Executive Order No. 15-010 (PDF 31.1 KB)
Date: December 14, 2015
Subject: Due to the recent flooding on the Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area, the following public hunting activities are cancelled until further notice: Special Permit Gun Deer Either Sex (GDE) hunt scheduled for December 14-16, 2015. Loyalty Points will be restored for all accepted hunt positions. - Executive Order No. 15-009 (PDF 88.1 KB)
Emergency Rule Extension (PDF 234.8 KB)
Date: December 14, 2015
Subject: Finding that the immediate danger of CWD to native deer continues to exist, the Executive Director hereby ORDERS a 60-day extension of 31 TAC §§65.90-65.93. This order is effective immediately upon filing, and authorizes publication of a Notice of Extension of Emergency Adoption in the Texas Register. - Executive Order No. 15-008 (PDF 28.9 KB)
Date: November 18, 2015
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the Public Hunt Draw System: Due to flooding at Lake Somerville State Park, the following public hunting activities are cancelled: Special permit YDE hunt on the Nails Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park scheduled for Dec. 5-6, 2015. - Executive Order No. 15-007 (PDF 99.1 KB)
Date: October 29, 2015
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the department publications entitled “2015-2016 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands” and the Public Hunt Draw System: Due to the recent flooding on the Middle Trinity River Ecosystem project Wildlife Management Areas, the following public hunting activities are cancelled until further notice. -
Executive Order No. 15-006 (PDF 86.8 KB)Chronic Wasting Disease Emergency Rules —
Deer Management Permit Provisions (PDF 198.4 KB)Triple T Permit Provisions (PDF 202.1 KB)
Date: October 5, 2015
Subject: The Executive Director hereby ORDERS the adoption, on an emergency basis, of new 31 TAC §65.94 and §65.95 to implement additional disease testing requirements and movement restrictions for deer that are moved, commingled with free-ranging deer, or released under the authority of a permit issued by the department. This order is effective immediately upon filing, and authorizes publication of a Notice of Emergency Adoption in the Texas Register. - Executive Order No. 15-005 (PDF 81.1 KB)
Date: October 1, 2015
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the department publications entitled “2015-2016 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands”: Page 84 — Public Hunting Unit #2487 “CR 140” part of the Milam County Complex will be withdrawn from the program as of October 2, 2015. There will be no hunting or public access. - Executive Order No. 15-004 (PDF 85.3 KB)
Date: August 31, 2015
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the department publication entitled “2015-2016 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands” and in accordance with the provisions of the department document entitled “2015-16 Drawn Hunt Catalog,” which shall be published on the official website of the department at https://www2.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/public/public_hunt_drawing/brochures/2015-2016-drawn-hunt-catalog.pdf, as may be amended by order of the Executive Director. -
Executive Order No. 15-003 (PDF 85.2 KB)
Emergency Rule (PDF 199.5 KB)
Date: August 18, 2015
Subject: White-tailed deer and mule deer are game animals subject to regulation by the Commission under the provisions of various chapters of the Parks and Wildlife Code, including Chapters 43 (Subchapters E, L, R, and R-1), 61, 62, and 63. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects some cervid species, including white-tailed deer and mule deer. The Executive Director finds that the recent discovery of CWD in a Texas deer breeder’s facility regulated under Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter L and regulations adopted pursuant to that subchapter (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter T) creates an immediate danger to the white-tailed deer and mule deer resources of Texas and that the adoption of these rules on an emergency basis with fewer than 30 days’ notice is necessary to address this immediate danger. - Executive Order No. 15-002 (PDF 16.6 KB)
Date: July 28, 2015
Subject: The Executive Director hereby adopts amendments to 31 TAC §§65.315, and 65.319, concerning the provisions of the Migratory Game Bird Proclamation applicable to early-season species, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 22, 2015, issue of the Texas Register (40 TexReg 2736). - Executive Order No. 15-001 (PDF 84.1 KB)
Date: May 12, 2015
Subject: Alligator gar are a nongame fish subject to regulation by the Commission under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 67. Under the provisions of agency rules at 31 TAC §57.977, the Executive Director of the department may temporarily prohibit the take of alligator gar in places where they are spawning or are about to spawn.
2014
- Executive Order No. 14-007 (PDF 83.9 KB)
Date: November 4, 2014
Subject: Under the provisions of Parks & Wildlife Code, §13.004, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (the Department) may receive grants for the operation, maintenance and improvement of state parks. Parks & Wildlife Code, §11.0171 allows the Executive Director to negotiate, contract or enter into an agreement with the United States, any of its agencies, and a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of carrying out the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Department. The Department was awarded federal funding through the Transportation Enhancement Program to fund exhibits and visitor center improvements at four state parks to interpret the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. - Executive Order No. 14-006 (PDF 83.3 KB)
Date: October 13, 2014
Subject: Modification to the department publication entitled “2014-2015 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands”: Youth/Adult Dove and Quail Hunts - Executive Order No. 14-005 (PDF 85.2 KB)
Date: September 9, 2014
Subject: As provided in this Executive Order, the use of permanent hunting blinds at Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area (the WMA) is being terminated in order to promote the fair and equitable distribution of public hunting opportunity, eliminate the potential for user conflict over permanent hunting blinds, enhance public access, facilitate management of the WMA, and provide greater regulatory consistency by eliminating an exception that was applicable only to the WMA. - Executive Order No. 14-004 (PDF 82.7 KB)
Date: September 2, 2014
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the department publication entitled “2014-2015 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands” and in accordance with the provisions of the department document entitled “2014-15 Drawn Hunt Catalog,” which shall be published on the official website of the department at https://www2.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/public/public_hunt_drawing/brochures/2014-2015-drawn-hunt-catalog.pdf, as may be amended by order of the Executive Director. - Executive Order No. 14-003 (PDF 113.3 KB)
Date: August 5, 2014
Subject: Under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §64.022 and 31 TAC §65.313(f), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after notifying the Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, is authorized to adopt regulations establishing seasons, bag limits, means, methods, and devices for harvesting migratory game birds within U.S Fish and Wildlife Service frameworks. - Executive Order No. 14-002 (PDF 28.7 KB)
Date: January 21, 2014
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the department publication entitled “2013-2014 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands”: Page 53 — Due to planned Eastern Turkey research efforts on Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area (Unit #754), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the Feral Hog and Squirrel, Rabbits and Hares hunts by Annual Public Hunting Permit scheduled for the March 1-April 30 and May 1-31, 2014 cancelled. - Executive Order No. 14-001 (PDF 22 KB)
Date: January 13, 2014
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the department publications entitled “2013-2014 Applications for Drawings on Public Hunting Lands”: Due to the recent flooding on the Nails Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, The following public hunting activities are cancelled until further notice: The drawn feral hog hunt (GFH) by Special Permit scheduled for January 14-16, 2014; This order is issued pursuant to §81.402 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife code and is effective immediately.
2013
- Executive Order No. 13-008 (PDF 24.6 KB)
Date: December 10, 2013
Subject: On June 17, 2013, zebra mussel veligers were confirmed in Lake Bridgeport, an impoundment of the West Fork of the Trinity River in Jack and Wise counties.... - Executive Order No. 13-007 (PDF 57.4 KB)
Date: September 27, 2013
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the department publications entitled “2013-2014 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands”: (Page 102) Public Hunting Unit #2456 “Fairview Road” in Chambers County will be withdrawn from the program as of October 5, 2013. There will be no hunting or public access. - Executive Order No. 13-006 (PDF 90 KB)
Date: September 25, 2013
Subject: Under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §12.027, if the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission or the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department finds that there is an immediate danger to a species authorized to be regulated by the Department, the Commission or the Executive Director may adopt emergency rules as provided by Government Code, §2001.034. - Executive Order No. 13-005 (PDF 406.2 KB)
Date: August 27, 2013
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the department publications entitled “2013- 2014 Applications for Drawings on Public Lands,” and “2013-2014 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands” and any supplements. - Executive Order No. 13-004 (PDF 57.9 KB)
Date: August 9, 2013
Subject: Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas — In accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code §46.002(a)(5), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hereby ORDERS the sponsorship of the “Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas,” an ongoing event to encourage participation in angling on state parks and wildlife management areas owned or leased by TPWD. - Executive Order No. 13-003 (PDF 51.6 KB)
Date: June 27, 2013
Subject: Zebra Mussels — The Executive Director hereby adopts an amendment to 31 TAC §57.972 to extend the applicability of the provisions of 31 TAC §57.972(k) to include all impounded and tributary waters of the West Fork of the Trinity River above Lake Worth dam, including lakes Worth, Eagle Mountain, and Bridgeport, to be effective immediately upon filing, and authorizes publication of a Notice of Emergency Adoption in the Texas Register. - Executive Order No. 13-002 (PDF 102.6 KB)
Date: July 1, 2013
Under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §64.022 and 31 TAC §65.313(f), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after notifying the Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, is authorized to adopt regulations establishing seasons, bag limits, means, methods, and devices for harvesting migratory game birds within U.S Fish and Wildlife Service frameworks. Therefore, the Executive Director hereby adopts amendments to 31 TAC §65.314, 65.315, and 65.319, concerning the Migratory Game Bird Proclamation, with changes to the proposed text as published in the May 24, 2013, issue of the Texas Register (38 TexReg 3290). The Executive Director also hereby authorizes publication of the Notice of Adoption in the Texas Register. - Executive Order No. 13-001 (PDF 102.6 KB)
Date: January 11, 2013
Subject: Due to the recent flooding on the on the Nails Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, the following public hunting activities are cancelled until further notice: The drawn feral hog hunt (GFH) by Special Permit scheduled for January 15-17, 2013.
2012
- Executive Order No. 12-007 (PDF 72.4 KB)
Date: December 20, 2012
Subject: Due to continuing negative impacts resulting from the current drought on Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area (Unit #722), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the waterfowl hunts by Annual Public Hunting Permit scheduled for the Jan. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27, 2013 cancelled. - Executive Order No. 12-006 (PDF 113.7 KB)
Date: November 30, 2012
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the following modification to the department publications entitled “2012-2013 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands”: Due to continuing negative impacts resulting from the current drought on Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area (Unit #722), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the waterfowl hunts by Annual Public Hunting Permit scheduled for the Dec. 8-9, 2012 cancelled. - Executive Order No. 12-005 (PDF 67.3 KB)
Date: August 29, 2012
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS that in addition to the regulations contained in the Public Lands Proclamation (31 TAC Chapter 65, Subchapter H), hunting on public lands in this state shall be conducted as provided for in the department publications entitled “2012-2013 Applications for Drawings on Public Lands,” and “2012-2013 Map Booklet for Public Hunting Lands” and any supplements. - Executive Order No. 12-004 (PDF 73.7 KB)
Date: August 9, 2012
Subject: In accordance with Parks and Wildlife Code §46.002(a)(5), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hereby ORDERS the sponsorship of the “Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas,” an ongoing event to encourage participation in angling on state parks and wildlife management areas owned or leased by TPWD. - Executive Order No. 12-003 (PDF 76.8 KB)
Date: July 30, 2012
Subject: The Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department finds that zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) present an immediate danger to aquatic species regulated by the department and hereby ORDERS the adoption of emergency rules to contain zebra mussels in all impounded and tributary waters of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River upstream from the Lewisville dam. The Executive Director authorizes the immediate submission of Notice of Emergency Rulemaking in the Texas Register.
Notice of Emergency Rulemaking(PDF 90.1 KB) - Executive Order No. 12-002 (PDF 86.7 KB)
Date: June 29, 2012
Subject: Under the provisions of 31 TAC §65.313(f), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after notifying the Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, adopts amendments to 31 TAC §§65.315 and 65.319, concerning the Migratory Game Bird Proclamation, with changes to the proposed text as published in the May 18, 2012 issue of the Texas Register (37 TexReg 3673). The Executive Director hereby authorizes publication of the Notice of Adoption in the Texas Register. - Executive Order No. 12-001 (PDF 86.7 KB)
Date: January 30, 2012
Subject: Pursuant to the requirements of Parks and Wildlife Code, §13.001 and the provisions of 31 Tex. Admin. Code §59.62, the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hereby orders that the tracts of land enumerated herein be designated a state park and entered into the inventory of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department lands classified as state parks.
2011
- Executive Order No. 008 (PDF 85.3 KB)
Date: December 29, 2011
Subject: Due to the continuing impacts of the exceptional drought on freshwater ponds on the Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area (Unit #722), the Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ORDERS the cancellation of waterfowl hunts by Annual Public Hunting permit scheduled for January 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 2012. Waterfowl hunting in the Bayshore Marsh Area is unaffected. - Executive Order No. 007 (PDF 75.5 KB)
Date: December 20, 2011
Subject: Under the provisions of 31 Texas Administrative Code, §53.50, an agent appointed by the department to provide boater education instruction may charge and keep a per-student service fee in an amount established in a fee schedule approved by the director, which shall not exceed $25. - Executive Order No. 006 (PDF 75.5 KB)
Date: November 22, 2011
Subject: Cancellation of waterfowl hunts at the Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area (Unit #722) by Annual Public Hunting permit scheduled for December 10-11, 2011. Waterfowl hunting in the Bayshore Marsh Area is unaffected. - Executive Order No. 005 (PDF 69.5 KB)
Date: August 1, 2011
Subject: The number of drawn special permit general alligator hunt positions scheduled for the J. D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area is reduced from 180 positions to 98 positions. - Executive Order No. 003 (PDF 77.4 KB)
Date: July 22, 2011
Subject: Sponsorship of the "Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas," an ongoing event to encourage participation in angling on state parks and wildlife management areas owned or leased by TPWD - Executive Order No. 002 (PDF 259.7 KB)
Date: May 4, 2011
Subject: Public hunting and recreational access to North Unit of Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (Unit 703) cancelled until August 31, 2011. -
Executive Order No. 001
(PDF 28.6 KB)
Date: February 17, 2011
Subject: Cancellation of hunts at Cooper WMA and the Big Hill Unit of the J.D. Murphree WMA
2010
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Executive Order No. 010
(PDF 35 KB)
Date: November 10, 2010
Subject: Youth hunts (bag limits) at Kerr WMA -
Executive Order No. 009
(PDF 33.9 KB)
Date: September 9, 2010
Subject: Cancellation of hunts at Guadalupe Delta WMA (Mission Lake) -
Executive Order No. 008
(PDF 28.3 KB)
Date: September 1, 2010
Subject: Changes to drawn hunts and public hunting map booklet (Nixon) -
Executive Order No. 007
(PDF 142 KB)
Date: July 26, 2010
Subject: Migratory Game Bird Proclamation -
Executive Order No. 006
(PDF 21 KB)
Date: July 5, 2010
Subject: Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas -
Executive Order No. 004
(PDF 27.5 KB)
Date: February 1, 2010
Subject: Snipe Hunts for February 1-14 cancelled at Richland Creek WMA -
Executive Order No. 003
(PDF 29.6 KB)
Date: January 27, 2010
Subject: Exotic-only Hunts for January 28-30 cancelled at Palo Duro Canyon State Park -
Executive Order No. 002
(PDF 301 KB)
Date: February 25, 2010
Subject: Speed Limits at Parks and Wildlife Department Headquarters -
Executive Order No. 001
(PDF 33 KB)
Date: January 15, 2010
Subject: Mission Lake Unit and San Antonio River Units of Guadalupe Delta WMA Cancel Hunts
2009
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Executive Order No. 014
(PDF 28.1 KB)
Date: December 28, 2009
Subject: Mission Lake Unit Reinstitute Hunts - Executive Order No. 013
(PDF 29.4 KB)
Date: December 17, 2009
Subject: Chaparral Hunt, January 8-10. - Executive Order No. 012
(PDF 29.5 KB)
Date: December 1, 2009
Subject: Hunt Cancellation at White Oak Creek WMA. - Executive Order No. 011 (PDF 27.1 KB)
Date: November 24, 2009
Subject: Hunt Cancellation at Mission Lake Unit of the Guadalupe Delta WMA. - Executive Order No. 010
(PDF 29 KB)
Date: November 13, 2009
Subject: Hunt Reinstatement at Mission Lake Unit of the Guadalupe Delta WMA. - Executive Order No. 009
(PDF 35.9 KB)
Date: November 3, 2009
Subject: Hunt Cancellations at various units due to flooding. - Executive Order No. 008(PDF 22.6 KB)
Date: October 30, 2009
Subject: Hunt Cancellations at Mission Lake Unit of Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area. - Executive Order No. 007(PDF 35.9 KB)
Date: October 26, 2009
Subject: Hunt Cancellations at Old Sabine Bottom, Richland Creek, and White Oak Creek wildlife management areas. - Executive Order No. 006
(PDF 21.8 KB)
Date: October 19, 2009
Subject: Public Hunt Cancellation on Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area due to flooding. - Executive Order No. 005
(PDF 22.9 KB)
Date: August 19, 2009
Subject: Public Hunting Map Booklet and Drawings
Date: July 3, 2009
Subject: Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas - Executive Order No. 18-006
- Executive Order No. 003
(PDF 22.9 KB)
Date: July 2, 2009
Subject: Migratory Game Bird Proclamation - Executive Order No. 002
(PDF 22.5 KB)
Date: March 20, 2009
Subject: Reopening Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area - Executive Order No. 001
(PDF 27.7 KB)
Date: January 7, 2009
Subject: Matagorda Island Hunt Cancellations
2008
- Executive Order No. 013
(PDF 34 KB)
Date: December 8, 2008
Subject: Public Hunts Cancelled on Matagorda Island and Purtis Creek WMAs - Executive Order No. 012
(PDF 31.5 KB)
Date: October 28, 2008
Subject: Candy Cain Abshier WMA closed - Executive Order No. 011
(PDF 27.8 KB)
Date: October 1, 2008
Subject: Hunts at Sam Houston National Forest WMA reinstituted - Executive Order No. 010
(PDF 59.5 KB)
Date: September 24, 2008
Subject: Hunts Reinstated on Bannister and Alabama Creek WMAs. - Executive Order No. 009
(PDF 27.5 KB)
Date: September 19, 2008
Subject: Hurricane Ike Cancellations, Relocations and Reinstatements - Executive Order No. 008
(PDF 73.7 KB)
Date: September 12, 2008
Subject: Hurricane Ike Hunt Cancellations - Executive Order No. 007
(PDF 212.1 KB)
Date: September 12, 2008
Subject: Hurricane Ike Closures - Executive Order No. 006
(PDF 21.4 KB)
Date: August 29, 2008
Subject: Free Fishing in State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas - Executive Order No. 005,
(PDF 21.1 KB)
Date: August 28, 2008
Subject: Authorizing Public Hunting Booklets - Executive Order No. 004
(PDF 20.6 KB)
Date: July 29, 2008
Subject: Migratory Game Bird Proclamation
2007
- Executive Order No. 008
(PDF 19.2 KB)
Date: November 21, 2007
Subject: Public Hunt Additions - Executive Order No. 007
(PDF 20 KB)
Date: November 16, 2007
Subject: Public Hunt Additions at Chaparral WMA - Executive Order No. 006
(PDF 94 KB)
Date: September 13, 2007
Subject: Hunt Cancellations due to Hurricane Humberto - Executive Order No. 005
(PDF 84.2 KB)
Date: September 12, 2007
Subject: Corrections to Public Hunting Lands booklets, and closures due to flooding
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