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(62 Releases)

Dec. 23, 2008

• TPWD’s Top 10 Texas Conservation News Stories of 2008 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2008. 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 during the first full week of January, 2009. Happy Holidays!

Dec. 18, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Search for Missing Boater Now in Day 6 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  CORSICANA, Texas — Texas game wardens and volunteers continue to search Richland Chambers Lake today for the victim of a boating accident that occurred Saturday morning.
• Suspect Arrested In Game Warden Dragging Case [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN, Texas — At about 7 a.m. this morning, enforcement authorities arrested James William Woods, Jr., 23, of Newton County, and charged him with aggravated assault on a public servant, a first-degree felony, for allegedly dragging a game warden along the roadside Dec. 4 following a traffic stop in Southeast Texas.
• Richland Chambers Boating Accident Victim Found [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  CORSICANA, Texas — Texas game wardens and volunteers recovered the body of Charles Andrew (Chase) Bergfeld from the waters of Richland Chambers Lake today at approximately 2:15 p.m.

Dec. 17, 2008

• Reward Now $3,000 For Suspect In Game Warden Dragging Incident [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN, Texas — The reward has been increased to $3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fugitive who allegedly dragged a Texas game warden along the roadside Dec. 4 following a traffic stop in Southeast Texas.

Dec. 15, 2008

• Game Wardens Continue Search for Missing Boater on Richland Chambers Lake [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Dec. 12, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Game Wardens Arrest Men for Illegal Deer Trapping, Sale [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 26, 2008

• Deer Smugglers from Texas, Minnesota, Sentenced to Prison [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 3, 2008

• Wharton Co. Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Trial of Man Accused of Killing Game Warden [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 18, 2008

• Game Wardens Arrest Men for Illegally Transporting Deer [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 17, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Memorial Fund Created for Fallen Game Warden George H. Whatley [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hurst Murder Trial Begins Oct. 20 in Wharton [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 11, 2008

• Texas Game Warden Dies after Training Exercise [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 10, 2008

• DNA Evidence Leads To Deer Poaching Conviction [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 2, 2008

• After Ike, East Texas National Forest WMAs Reopened [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 1, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Biologists Assess Ike Impacts To Coastal Ecosystems [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Ike Impact on Coastal Fisheries Mixed, but Overall May be Beneficial [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 22, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Cancels More Public Hunts Along Coast, In East Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Sep. 22 Ike News Update from Texas Parks & Wildlife — 10:30 a.m. CDT — Update 12 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 19, 2008

• Sep. 19 Ike News Update from Texas Parks & Wildlife — 10 a.m. CDT — Update 11 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 18, 2008

• Sep. 18 Ike News Update from Texas Parks & Wildlife — 10 a.m. CDT — Update 10 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 17, 2008

• Sep. 17 Ike News Update from Texas Parks & Wildlife — 10 a.m. CDT — Update 9 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 16, 2008

• Ike Update From TPWD: Game Wardens Complete Search and Rescue, Parks/Wildlife/Fisheries Staff Assess Damage — 4:30 p.m. CDT — Update 8 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 15, 2008

• Ike Update From TPWD: Game Wardens Complete Search and Rescue, Parks/Wildlife/Fisheries Staff Assess Damage — 1 p.m. CDT — Update 7 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 14, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Ike Update From TPWD: Game Wardens Search and Rescue, State Parks/Wildlife Staff Assess Damage — Noon CDT — Update 6 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Ike Evacuees Wait Out Storm At Texas State Parks — 6:30 p.m. CDT [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 13, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Ike Update From TPWD: State Parks Host 4,000 Evacuees, Game Wardens Staged For Rescue-Recovery — 11:45 a.m. CDT — Update 4 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Ike Update From TPWD: State Parks Host 4,600 Evacuees, Game Wardens Conduct Search and Rescue — 6 p.m. CDT — Update 5 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 12, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Game Warden Takes Storm Prep Personally as Neighbors Brace for Ike — 8 p.m. CDT [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Ike Update From TPWD: Game Wardens Deployed, 32 State Parks Closed, Others Accept Evacuees — 12:05 p.m. CDT — Update 3 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 11, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hurricane Ike Update From TPWD: Texas Game Wardens Deployed, Some State Parks Closed — 11:53 a.m. CDT — Update 2 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Cancels Public Hunts Along Coast, In East Texas — 4:39 p.m. CDT [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Forward-deployed Game Wardens Assist Elderly Evacuees at Staging Area, Prepare for Ike’s Landfall — 9:39 p.m. CDT [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 10, 2008

• Hurricane Ike Update From TPWD: Texas Game Wardens Deploy, Some State Parks Closing — 12:18 p.m. CDT — Update 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 4, 2008

• Fortress Cliffs Ranch Added to Palo Duro Canyon State Park — Multi-Partner Effort Protects "Grand Canyon of Texas" Viewshed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 2, 2008

• TPWD Stands Down After Hurricane Gustav [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 1, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hurricane Gustav Update From TPWD: Texas Game Wardens Deploy, Some State Parks Close, Other Parks Accept Evacuees [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hurricane Gustav Update From TPWD: Texas Game Wardens Deploy, Some State Parks Close, Other Parks Accept Evacuees —  EDITORS: 2nd Ld-Writethru  [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 30, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Officials Call for Caution over Busy Boating Weekend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New East Texas Fish Hatchery Construction Underway [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Biologists Seek Info on Turtle Collections as Commission Amends Prohibited Nongame Regs [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 21, 2008

• TPWD Continues Park Upgrades, Faces Increased Costs in 2009 Budget [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 29, 2008

• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 25, 2008

• Texas Game Wardens Head Home, State Parks Staff Work to Reopen Valley Parks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 21, 2008

• Hunter Education Classes Filling Up During Summer [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 14, 2008

• Deadly Holiday Weekend Prompts Water Safety Warnings [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 8, 2008

• Most Mountain Lion ‘Sightings’ In Texas Unreliable [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 3, 2008

• Caution Urged on Lakes and Bays During Busy Holiday Weekend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 9, 2008

• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 23, 2008

• Biggerstaff Named Southern States Boating Officer of the Year [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 19, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Party Boat Operator Licensing and Inspection Reg Goes Into Effect June 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Boaters Reminded ‘Nobody’s Waterproof — Play it Safe!’ [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 12, 2008

• Lone Star Land Steward Regional Winners Announced [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 31, 2008

• Fannin County Game Warden Honored by Conservation Group [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 17, 2008

• Applications Being Taken for Game Warden Academy [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 3, 2008

• Bassmaster Classic Winner Alton Jones Headlines Pond Management Seminar at TFFC [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 18, 2008

• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 4, 2008

• McBride Named OGT Board Chairman [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 22, 2008 — Bundled Plain Text

• Volunteers Sought For Crab Trap Clean-Up Feb. 15-24 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]