28th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Begins April 15

28th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Begins April 15

AUSTIN — Registration remains open until April 1 for those wishing to join more than 1,000 birders who will flock to the coast, forests, prairies…

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Texas State Parks Present Prime Viewing for Total Eclipse

Texas State Parks Present Prime Viewing for Total Eclipse

AUSTIN – Less than a month remains until the highly anticipated total eclipse adorns Texas skies. On April 8, a total eclipse will shade 31…

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18th Annual Texas-National Archery Championship to Draw Record Number of Student Competitors to Belton March 26-27

18th Annual Texas-National Archery Championship to Draw Record Number of Student Competitors to Belton March 26-27

AUSTIN – For the 18th year, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting the state’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) tournament in…

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Amistad Reservoir ‘Infested’ with Invasive Zebra Mussels

Amistad Reservoir ‘Infested’ with Invasive Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated the International Amistad Reservoir in the Rio Grande basin along the Texas-Mexico border near…

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Texas Game Wardens, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intercept Lanchas, Seize Illegally-Caught Fish

Texas Game Wardens, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intercept Lanchas, Seize Illegally-Caught Fish

CORPUS CHRISTI –Texas Game Wardens, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations intercepted four lancha crews…

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Inks Lake, O.H. Ivie Register Legacy Class ShareLunkers

Inks Lake, O.H. Ivie Register Legacy Class ShareLunkers

News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL ATHENS – Inks Lake and O.H. Ivie registered Legacy Class ShareLunkers on back-to-back days to start the…

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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returns to Austin, Benefits Texas State Parks

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returns to Austin, Benefits Texas State Parks

AUSTIN – The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return to Austin and the historic Paramount Theatre on April 27-28. This is the…

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Hunting Accidents at a New Record Low in Texas

Hunting Accidents at a New Record Low in Texas

AUSTIN — Texas recorded a new all-time low number of hunting-related accidents across the state, according to the 2023 Texas Hunting Accident Report. A new…

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Official Media Statement: Starr County Helicopter Crash

Official Media Statement: Starr County Helicopter Crash

Texas Game Wardens responded to an Army National Guard helicopter crash on March 8 in Starr County. Game wardens have since turned the site over…

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Statewide Changes to Spotted Seatrout Regulations to go in Effect March 26, Public Comment Portal for Tag System now Open

Statewide Changes to Spotted Seatrout Regulations to go in Effect March 26, Public Comment Portal for Tag System now Open

AUSTIN – Rule changes to bag and size limits for spotted seatrout will go into effect March 26 across the Texas coast. The new statewide…

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