2015 News Releases
(78 Releases)
May 12, 2015
- TPWD Temporarily Closes Alligator Gar Fishing in Trinity River Downstream of Dallas
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AUSTIN — Due to flooding conditions on the Trinity River, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is temporarily prohibiting fishing for alligator gar in portions of the river between the Highway 31 Bridge near Trinidad and the Highway 7 Bridge near Crockett.
May 8, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Wardens Arrest Two Killeen Men in Alligator Death [News Images]
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TEMPLE, Texas – A Texas Game Warden investigation sparked by social media posts on Facebook detailing the killing of an 11-foot alligator has resulted in the arrests of two Killeen men. - Texas State-Fish Art Contest Announces 2015 Winners [News Images]
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ATHENS—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, headquarters for the Texas division of Wildlife Forever’s State-Fish Art Contest, has announced the Texas division winners for 2015. - Campaign Aims to Stem Spread of Invasive Zebra Mussels
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AUSTIN—A major public awareness campaign is calling on boaters to “Clean, Drain, and Dry” their boats, trailers, and gear before traveling to and from Texas waterways to stem the spread of zebra mussels.
May 7, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Partners Unite to Safeguard Highland Lakes from Spread of Invasive Zebra Mussels
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AUSTIN—Summer boating season is just around the corner and a coalition led by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is launching a major public awareness campaign to inform boaters about how to prevent invasive zebra mussels from infesting new water bodies. - East Texas River Bottom Conservationist is 2015 Leopold Conservation Award Winner
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AUSTIN — A self-proclaimed “East Texas river rat” with Harvard undergraduate and medical degrees whose lifelong love of bottomland hardwood country ignited landscape conservation along the Trinity River Basin, Dr. Robert McFarlane is the 2015 recipient of the Leopold Conservation Award.
May 6, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Gulf Shrimp Season Closing on Friday, May 15th [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
May 5, 2015
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April 28, 2015
April 24, 2015
April 23, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Lone Star Land Steward Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary — 2015 Regional Winners To Be Honored for their Conservation Contributions [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Applauds “Land Stewardship: Providing Water for Texans” Week April 26-May 3 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 20, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Taking Public Comment on Shrimp and Oyster Regulation Proposals [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Deepwater Horizon Trustees Announce Agreement in Principle for Next 10 Early Restoration Projects — Proposal includes Texas projects to benefit sea turtles, restore bird islands [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 15, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Life’s Better Outside for TPWD CO-OP Grantees [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Big Sit! an Easy Fun Way to Compete in Great Texas Birding Classic — Monthlong, Statewide Birding Competition Starts Wednesday [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 14, 2015
- New Mobile App, Online Reporting are Now Options for Eastern Turkey Harvest [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 9, 2015
April 8, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Colorful Blooms Decorate Texas State Parks [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Toyota ShareLunker 563 Comes From Lake Conroe [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 6, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Whole Earth Provision Co. Hosts Two Events Benefitting Texas State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
April 2, 2015
April 1, 2015
March 26, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPW Commission Adopts Turkey Hunting Regulation Changes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPW Commission Adopts Changes in Fishing Regulations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- International Children & Nature Conference Brings Thought Leaders to Austin — The Children & Nature Network 2015 Conference: Inspiration and Action for Healthy Communities comes to the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort April 7-9 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Mule Deer Relocated in West Texas to Help Boost Population [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Smith County Duo Facing More Than 30 Charges for Illegal Hunting Activity [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPW Commission Recognizes Employee Achievement [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 25, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Athens Eggfest 2015 Set for April 11 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Zebra Mussels Still Present in Lake Waco [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 24, 2015
- Two New Ways to Keep Texas Wild — Wild for Texas Collection license plates add hummingbird, rattlesnake [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 17, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- One New Positive Found in 2014–15 Trans Pecos CWD Surveillance [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD to Take Public Comment on Hueco Tanks at Open House [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 11, 2015
- Prospects Good for Spring Turkey Hunting — New mobile app, online reporting are now options for eastern turkey harvest [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 10, 2015
- Binoculars, Enthusiasm All That’s Required for Texas Birding Event — Sign Up for Great Texas Birding Classic by April 1 – No Foolin’ [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 9, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Sunny Day Spawns Cloudburst of Big Bass [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Toyota Texas Bass Classic Preview — Memorial Day weekend event to mix music, outdoor activities and big bass [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 4, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Newest Texas Paddling Trail to Launch in Brownwood [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine Debuts App [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Wichita Falls Residents Rally to Cry “Our Lake, Our Life” [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
March 3, 2015
March 2, 2015
- Be a Part of a Texas Law Enforcement Legend — Applications now being accepted for 60th game warden cadet class [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 25, 2015
Feb. 20, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Private Lake Produces Season’s Second Toyota ShareLunker [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- New National Initiative Mirrors Texas Children in Nature Effort — “Every Kid In A Park” Initiative Addresses Problems of Inactivity and Obesity, Promotes Health and Learning [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD Taking Public Comment on Regulations Proposals Online, Live Webinar Set for March 6 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 17, 2015
Feb. 12, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas Game Warden Day Observed [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Celebrate 179 Years of Texas Independence on Feb. 28, March 1 — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Featured Sunday Speaker [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 11, 2015
- Louisiana Joins Forces with Texas in Annual Crab Trap Cleanup Effort [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 10, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- State Game Warden Seize Shark Boat in Gulf [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Game Wardens Arrest Night Hunters near Downtown New Braunfels [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 6, 2015
- 10th Annual School Archery Championship Draws Record 1,600 Kids, 63 Schools to Belton March 4-5 — Hunger Games movies still a factor, but broader reasons behind archery’s soaring growth [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 5, 2015
Feb. 4, 2015
- Citizen’s Park Ranger Academy Scheduled for April — Learn the Inner Workings of Cleburne and Dinosaur Valley State Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Feb. 3, 2015
- Eggheads to Thrill Tastebuds at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center April 11 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 28, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Spring Breaking at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 26, 2015
Jan. 22, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- TPWD Proposing Changes to Turkey Hunting Regulations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- TPWD Proposing Adjustments to Bass and Gar Fishing Regulations; Commercial Crab and Finfish Rules [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Local Park Grants Fund Projects Statewide [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Palo Blanco Basin Wildlife Restoration Recognized for Stewardship and Cross-border Collaboration [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Inland Fisheries Chief Receives National Fish Habitat Award [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- SEAFWA Recognizes Game Warden and TPWD Employee [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 15, 2015
- Texas State Parks Host Arts Workshops Through February — Join VSA Texas artists in January and February for nature-inspired workshops in music, visual arts, storytelling, and more! [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 14, 2015 — Bundled Plain Text
- Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Bonds Named New TPWD Inland Fisheries Division Director [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Mother Neff State Park to Showcase New Facilities [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
- Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame To Induct Famed Angler, Conservation Organization [News Images] [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
Jan. 6, 2015
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