News Releases

The next scheduled news release will be published Nov. 21, 2007. Unscheduled releases are issued as needed.

2007 Releases

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(195 Releases)

Nov. 19, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

Increased State Park Funding Brings Positive Changes — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — Christmas came early this year to dozens of state parks throughout Texas, thanks to lawmakers and voters who gave a strong thumbs-up to more funding for parks. That’s good news for families planning a state park outing during the upcoming holiday season.
TPW Commission Approves $400,000 Grant for Off-highway Vehicle Park — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife commission recently approved a $400,000 grant for the development of the Escondido Draw Recreational Area, a new off-highway vehicle park located near Ozona in Crockett County.
Spanish Hunter Education Course Offered in Central Texas — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is offering a hunter education course in Spanish designed for hunters of all ages on Dec. 15-16 at Cabela’s in Buda. The course will not only benefit current hunters who speak Spanish, but for Spanish-speakers considering the activity for the first time, it’s a good way to learn more.
Chaparral WMA Adds More Public Quail Hunting Opportunity — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — Due to improving resource conditions on the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area near Cotulla, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is providing 11 additional days of public quail hunting opportunity at the WMA.

Nov. 14, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report — Plain Text
Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February.
Texas Clipper Artificial Reef Sinking Postponed — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — A ship with three lives — World War II troop transport, New York City luxury liner, and sea cadet training vessel — is about to make her final journey. Weather permitting, the Texas Clipper will be sent to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico Nov. 17* to become an artificial reef.

Nov. 12, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

Proposal Would Require Permits to Sell/Possess Venomous Snakes — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved the publication of proposed regulations that would require a new permit for people who sell, transport or possess venomous snakes not indigenous to Texas, plus four species of pythons and one species of anaconda.
Bryant Named Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — Game Warden Jarrod E. Bryant of Marshall has been named “Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year” for 2007 by the wildlife conservation and hunting organization Shikar-Safari Club International.
Age of Former World Record Blue Catfish Splash Revealed — Famous fish grew fast, died when twenty-something. — Plain Text
ATHENS, Texas—Scientists at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Heart of the Hill Fisheries Science Center near Kerrville have determined that Splash, the former world record blue catfish caught from Lake Texoma in 2004, was at least 23 years old when she died in December 2005.
TPW Commission Passes ‘Party Boat’ License Rules for Inland Waters — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Thursday approved the publication of proposed regulations that would require party boat operators to be licensed and their boats inspected and insured.
TPWD Offers Grants To Support Texas Wildlife Action Plan — Plain Text
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking grant proposals to allocate almost $1,000,000 towards projects to implement conservation practices that benefit priority species and habitats identified in the Texas Wildlife Action Plan.