News Releases
2006 Releases
(Reverse Chronological Order — 223 Releases)
Dec. 20, 2006
- Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report — Plain Text
Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from late August through early February.
Dec. 18, 2006
- TPWD’s Top 10 News Stories of 2006 — Plain Text
EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format for the most part and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2006. Details about these topics can be found in the department’s online news archive. Please note that TPWD will not be distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. News distribution will resume on Jan. 16, 2007. Happy Holidays!
Dec. 15, 2006
- State-Fish Art Contest Calls for Entries — Plain Text
ATHENS, Texas — Texas students in grades 4 through 12 are invited to enter the ninth annual Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.
Dec. 13, 2006
Dec. 11, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Rio Grande Valley State Park New World Birding Center Site — Plain Text
- NRCS Texas Offers $73 Million for Conservation, Dec. 15 Deadline — Plain Text
- Flat Out Fishing Offers Tips for Novice and Expert Anglers — Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes — Plain Text
Dec. 6, 2006
Dec. 4, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Invites You To Go “Green” This Holiday Season — Plain Text
- Ground Broken for New Caprock Canyons Visitor Center — Plain Text
- Big Time Texas Hunt Winners Announced — Plain Text
- Scoping Meetings Set for Proposed Saltwater Fishing Regulation Changes — Plain Text
Nov. 29, 2006
Nov. 28, 2006
Nov. 20, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas State Parks Gearing Up for Christmas Events — Plain Text
- Annual Winter Trout Stocking Begins Nov. 30 — Plain Text
- Humanities Texas Awards Grant for New Deal Web Project — Plain Text
Nov. 15, 2006
Nov. 13, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Improved Red Tide Response Tracks Decline of Texas Bloom — Plain Text
- Wildlife Conservationists Partner To Restore Bald Eagle Nest — Collapsed bald eagle nest in Dallam County needed rebuilding — Plain Text
- Texas, DU Mark 20 Years of Waterfowl Conservation — Plain Text
- Coastal Expos Set for Killeen, Kingsville, Victoria, Valley — Plain Text
- Scientists Mapping Texas Cave With Lasers — Laser Technology Will Create a 3-Dimensonal Map of Devil’s Sinkhole — Plain Text
Nov. 8, 2006
Nov. 6, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Unveils Slate of Possible Regulation Changes — Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes — Plain Text
- Hayes Named Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year — Plain Text
- Public Reefing Program, Offshore Aquaculture Regs Move Forward — Plain Text
Nov. 2, 2006
- New Agreement To Help Texas Landowners Conserve Lesser Prairie Chicken — Joint News Release: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department — Plain Text
Nov. 1, 2006
Oct. 30, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Waterfowlers Can Expect Good Hunting — Plain Text
- Zebra Mussel Introduction Thwarted on Lake Texoma — Alert marina employee finds infested boat, calls TPWD game warden — Plain Text
- Sebastopol House Celebrates 150 Years of Texas History — Plain Text
Oct. 25, 2006
Oct. 23, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Predicting Typical Quail Season — Plain Text
- TPWD Offers Opportunities During Special Youth Seasons — Plain Text
- Extensive Facelift Returns Indian Lodge to Historic Splendor — Plain Text
- Everything Kayak! Expo Slated for Aransas Pass Nov. 4-5 — Plain Text
- Rains Throw Curve at Hunters as Deer Season Approaches — Plain Text
Oct. 18, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report — Plain Text
- Massive Monarch Migration Pushes Through Texas With Passing Cold Front — Plain Text
Oct. 16, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Record Numbers of Whooping Cranes Expected This Fall — Plain Text
- Operation Game Thief Nets Poachers, Big Fines — Plain Text
- Agreement Reached To Keep Eisenhower State Park Open — Plain Text
- 1944 Texas Clipper To Become Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef — Plain Text
- Dec. 15 Is Deadline Set for 2007 Environmental Quality Incentives Program — Plain Text
Oct. 12, 2006
Oct. 11, 2006
Oct. 9, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- NOAA Implements Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System for Texas Gulf Coast — Plain Text
- Texas Wildlife Manager Awarded National Honors for Innovative Approach to White-tailed Deer Management — Plain Text
- Lake Tawakoni State Park Receives Donation To Build Restrooms — Plain Text
- Advisory Committee To Review Big Bend Ranch State Park — Plain Text
Oct. 6, 2006
Oct. 4, 2006
Oct. 3, 2006
Sept. 27, 2006
Sept. 25, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- New Buck Antler Restrictions Take Effect in 61 Counties — Plain Text
- Big Bend Ranch Site of Fall Digital Photo Workshop — Plain Text
Sept. 20, 2006
Sept. 18, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Catfish CSI Reveals Cause of Famous Fish’s Demise — Plain Text
- Enroll in Hunter Education Course Before the Season — Plain Text
- Texas Big Time Hunts Offer Premier Opportunities — Plain Text
- New Fish Records Web Site a Feast for Trivia Lovers — Plain Text
- New Web Application Gives Anglers Insight Into Potential Success by Bay — Plain Text
Sept. 13, 2006
Sept. 11, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Second Round of Public Meetings Slated for Spotted Seatrout Management in South Texas — Plain Text
- Texas Bighorn Sheep Population Tops 800 Mark — Plain Text
- Fall Workshop Aims to Help New Hunters Get Started — Plain Text
Sept. 6, 2006
Aug. 30, 2006
Aug. 28, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Black Gap Land Donations, Easement To Benefit Wildlife — Plain Text
- Commission Endorses Hunter’s Choice for Duck Season — Plain Text
- TPW Awards More Than $3 Million in Trail, Local Park Grants — Plain Text
- Lake Houston State Park Transfers to City of Houston — Plain Text
- South Padre’s World Birding Center Receives $1 Million — Plain Text
- Five Boat Ramp Projects Receive TPWD Grants — Plain Text
- Five Target Range Projects Receive Funding Support — Plain Text
- Discussions To Continue on Regional Spotted Seatrout Management Options for Lower Laguna Madre — Plain Text
Aug. 24, 2006
Aug. 14, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Celebrates 15 Years Oct. 7-8 — Plain Text
- State Parks Advisory Committee Readies Final Report — Plain Text
- Dove Season Outlook Fair as Drought Conditions Prevail — Plain Text
- El Paso Workshop Geared To Small Acreage Landowners — Plain Text
- New Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Aug. 15 — Plain Text
Aug. 1, 2006
July 31, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- New Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Aug. 15 — Plain Text
- Elevator Renovations Complete at San Jacinto Monument — Plain Text
- Wildlife Management 2006 Symposium Set for College Station — Plain Text
July 17, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Kite Tube Manufacturer Issues Recall — Plain Text
- Changes in Mine Land Reclamation Guidelines Benefit Quail — Plain Text
- Satellite Tracking Study To Shed Light on Tarpon Migration — Plain Text
- Time To Apply for Drawings on Public Hunting Lands — Plain Text
- Master Naturalist Program Seeks Applicants — Plain Text
- West Texas Ranchers Aid in Falcon Reintroduction — Plain Text
- Keep Texas Beautiful Honors TPWD Master Naturalists — Plain Text
- Reward Offered in McLennan County Elk Dumping Case — Plain Text
July 3, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Record Sea Turtle Release Marks Kemp’s Ridley Comeback — Plain Text
- State Park Economic Returns Exceed Operating Costs — Plain Text
- TPWD Game Warden Field Notes — Plain Text
June 30, 2006
June 19, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Wardens Arrest Poachers With 800 Red Snapper — Plain Text
- Buffalo Soldiers Impart Living History at Summer Events — Plain Text
- Fall Workshop Aims To Help New Hunters Get Started — Plain Text
- Meeting Set on Lease of New Outdoor Recreation Land — Plain Text
June 12, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Goliad State Park Celebrates Major Restoration — Plain Text
- June 30 Is Deadline for Parks Pass/Magazine Offer — Plain Text
- ICF Nature Photography Awards To Be Announced June 17 — Plain Text
June 5, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Perry Bass Leaves Texas Conservation Legacy — Plain Text
- Children Can Ride Texas State Railroad This Summer for Free — Plain Text
- Instream Flow Workshops Set for San Antonio, Dallas — Plain Text
- Operation Game Thief Adds Technology to the Battle Against Wildlife Crime — Plain Text
- LWF Commission Modifies Recreational Spotted Seatrout Regulations in Southwest Louisiana — Plain Text
May 30, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Hunter’s Choice Bag Tops List of Migratory Bird Proposals — Plain Text
- TPWD Increases Pheasant Bag Limit — Plain Text
- TPW Commission Approves Public Hunting in 42 State Parks — Plain Text
- NASBLA Issues Advisory for Used Boat Buyers — Plain Text
May 26, 2006
May 22, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- ‘Life’s Better Outside’ for Texas Young People, Families — Plain Text
- Public Meetings Slated for Spotted Seatrout Management in South Texas — Plain Text
- Boating Season Kicks-Off With Good News, Bad News — Plain Text
May 15, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Family Fishing Celebration Hits High Gear This Summer — Plain Text
- Public Invited To Participate in Reefing Program — Plain Text
- Youth Events Highlight Free Fishing Day June 3 — Plain Text
- State Parks Advisory Committee to Discuss Park Needs, Costs — Plain Text
- Texas B.A.S.S. Federation Teams With TPWD To Promote Youth Fishing — Plain Text
May 10, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Outstanding Budweiser Sharelunker Season Closes — Plain Text
- Gulf Shrimp Season To Close May 15 — Plain Text
May 8, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- 2006 Lone Star Land Steward Winners Announced — Plain Text
- Assessment Raises Concerns About Lower Laguna Specks — Plain Text
- Village Creek State Park Reopens Campsites After Hurricane — Plain Text
- Reliant Team Reclaims Birding Classic Weeklong Win — Plain Text
- Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Return to Texas Coast — Plain Text
- First Operation World Record Results Encouraging — Plain Text
- Project Wild Trains Texas Teachers in Wildlife Science — Plain Text
- Managing Land for Wildlife Workshop May 20 in Houston — Plain Text
- Drawdown Set To Combat Exotic Aquatics at Steinhagen — Plain Text
May 1, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Groups Join Teaming With Wildlife Coalition — Plain Text
- Spring Alligator Activity Prompts Public Safety Tips — Plain Text
April 26, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Boaters Urged To ‘Lift, Drift, Pole or Troll’ as New Seagrass Reg Takes Effect — Plain Text
- Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame To Welcome Two New Members — Plain Text
April 24, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Urban Areas To Be Fishing Hotspots This Spring and Summer — Plain Text
- Fish and Commercial Netters Ignore U.S.-Mexico Border — Fisheries Management Difficult on International Reservoirs — Plain Text
- Texas State Parks Damaged by Rita Making a Comeback — Plain Text
- Amistad Strikes Gold with Budweiser ShareLunker 400 — Lake will be stocked with fingerlings with thoroughbred genes. — Plain Text
- Cross Plains Kids Endure Wildfires, Rally to Win Horned Lizard Essay Contest — Plain Text
- Landowners Reminded Licenses Needed to Operate Hunting Leases — Plain Text
- Experts to Offer Advice on Urban Deer Overpopulation — Plain Text
- Participation in State-Fish Art Contest Skyrockets with TFFC Sponsorship — Plain Text
April 17, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Releases First Flounder Fingerlings — Plain Text
- Wildscapes Workshop Offered for San Antonio Homeowners — Plain Text
- Texas Rivers Center Progress Hailed in San Marcos — Plain Text
- April 15 Brings Outdoor Grants for 8 Texas Groups — Plain Text
April 10, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Adds 40 Counties to Special Buck Harvest Rules — Plain Text
- Once-Maligned Carp Coming On as Coveted Catch — Plain Text
- Coastal Forecast Offers Few Excuses for Not Catching Fish — Plain Text
- Prop 8 Funds Set for Rita Repairs, State Park & WMA Projects — Plain Text
- Bragg Named NWTF Wildlife Officer of the Year — Plain Text
April 6, 2006
April 3, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- New Edition of Texas State Park Guide Available — Plain Text
- State Parks Advisory Committee To Seek Funding Options — Plain Text
- Woodlands Angler Sets New Black Drum Records on Fly — Plain Text
- Drought Affects Backyard Wildlife — Plain Text
- Coastal Expos Bring Beach to Cities — Plain Text
- TPWD Game Warden Field Notes — Plain Text
March 29, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- First Inland Paddling Trail Opens in Luling — Plain Text
- Texas State Railroad To Resume Runs From Palestine — Plain Text
March 22, 2006
March 17, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Dry Conditions Could Affect Spring Turkey Hunting — Plain Text
- Great Texas Birding Classic Marks 10 Years of Conservation — Plain Text
- Original Artwork in Online Auction To Benefit Bird Habitat — Plain Text
- Groups Team To Stock 300,000 Striped Bass in Lake Buchanan — Plain Text
- Leave That Wild Animal Alone, Experts Advise — Plain Text
- Scientists Offer Tips for Dealing With Bats — Plain Text
March 9, 2006
March 6, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- State and Federal Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Delaware Men — Plain Text
- Digital Photo Workshop Slated at Big Bend Ranch State Park — Plain Text
- San Antonio Workshop Offers Tips for Landowners — Plain Text
March 1, 2006
- Budweiser Sharelunker No. 400 Comes From Lake Amistad — Kansas Angler Lands 13.1-pound Bass Worth $5,240 — Plain Text
Feb. 22, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report — Plain Text
- Game Wardens Step Up Efforts To Clean Up Falcon Lake — “Operation Pescador” Targets Illegal Commercial Fishing, Other Violations — Plain Text
Feb. 20, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Input Sought on Land Transfers Near Brownwood, Weslaco — Plain Text
- Applications Being Taken for Game Warden Academy — Plain Text
- New Marker Recalls 1889 Railroad Near State Park Trailway — Plain Text
Feb. 15, 2006
Feb. 13, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Historical Documents To Highlight Texas Independence Celebration at Washington-on-the-Brazos — Plain Text
- Game Warden Undercover Investigation Cites Fish Buyers — Plain Text
- 2005 Hunting Fatalities Match Historic Lows — Plain Text
- White Bass, Smallmouth Kick-off New Record Category — Plain Text
- Lunker Anglers Just Four Fish Away From Big Prize — Plain Text
- Workshop Offers Tips for Houston-area Landowners — Plain Text
- Women of the Land Workshop Offered March 10-12 — Plain Text
Feb. 10, 2006
Feb. 8, 2006
Feb. 6, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center To Host Fly Fish Texas March 4 — Plain Text
- Spanish Artifacts Unearthed at Mission Tejas State Park — Plain Text
- Nature Photography Symposium, Launch Party March 18 — Plain Text
- TPWD Game Warden Field Notes — Plain Text
Feb. 1, 2006
Jan. 30, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Unveils Proposed Hunting, Fishing Rule Changes — Plain Text
- Hunter Education Course Fee Increase Approved — Plain Text
- New Off-Highway Vehicle Decal To Fund Trail Grants — Plain Text
- Crockett County Motorized Trail Grant Approved — Plain Text
- TPW Commission Awards $2.74 Million in Recreation Grants — Plain Text
- TPW Commission Approves $1.5 Million for Boating Access — Plain Text
- Volunteers Sought for Crab Trap Clean-Up Feb. 17-26 — Plain Text
- Flat Out Fishing Lake Jackson Goes to the Beach and Beyond — Plain Text
- Grayson County Game Warden Named ‘Officer of Year’ — Plain Text
- Bass Anglers Invited To Meet With Fisheries Biologists — Plain Text
Jan. 25, 2006
Jan. 23, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Frio River Bank Work Begins To Save Garner’s Dance Floor — Plain Text
- Science Provides Foundation for Saltwater Fishing Regs — Plain Text
- Brush Control Funding Offered to Landowners — Natural Resources Conservation Service News Release — Plain Text
- Gulf Council Seeks Input on Reef Fish, Shrimp Proposals — Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council News Release — Plain Text
Jan. 18, 2006
Jan. 16, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Federal Grant to Restore Galveston Bay Rookery Island — Plain Text
- Historic Landmark Inn Offers February Valentine’s Special — Plain Text
Jan. 11, 2006
Jan. 9, 2006
Jan. 6, 2006
Jan. 4, 2006 — Bundled Plain Text
- Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report — Plain Text
- Lonestar Aquafarms Donates Red Drum for Stocking in Lakes Braunig, Calaveras and Fairfield — Plain Text
Jan. 3, 2006
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