Annual Winter Trout Stocking Begins Nov. 30
AUSTIN, Texas — For an inexpensive, entry-level fishing experience the entire family can enjoy, it doesn’t get much easier than winter rainbow trout fishing in Texas.
TPWD News Releases
Nov. 20, 2006
Humanities Texas Awards Grant for New Deal Web Project
AUSTIN, Texas — Humanities Texas has awarded Texas Parks and Wildlife Department a grant of $10,000 to support the development of an online education center exploring the history of Texas in the 1930s and 1940s.
Nov. 13, 2006
Improved Red Tide Response Tracks Decline of Texas Bloom
AUSTIN, Texas — A red tide event that lingered along the coastal bend for nearly a month appears to have largely subsided, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials.
Coastal Expos Set for Killeen, Kingsville, Victoria, Valley
KILLEEN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host five upcoming Coastal Expos for the public, starting with events in Killeen Nov. 10–11 and Kingsville Nov. 16–18. Similar expos will take place Feb. 3 in Victoria, Feb. 10 in Harlingen and Feb. 22–24 in Edinburg.
Scientists Mapping Texas Cave With Lasers
AUSTIN, Texas — State-of-the-art mapping equipment will be used at Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area during the next three months to produce what is believed to be the most detailed map and pictures ever produced on an entire cave.
Oct. 30, 2006
Sebastopol House Celebrates 150 Years of Texas History
SEGUIN, Texas — Sebastopol House State Historic Site will celebrate 150 years since its construction with a public open house and event featuring the “Remember Me” exhibit that debuts with a free celebration Nov. 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The exhibit continues through May 15, 2007.
Oct. 23, 2006
Extensive Facelift Returns Indian Lodge to Historic Splendor
FORT DAVIS, Texas — Everything new is “old” again at one of the state’s most beloved historic inns, Indian Lodge.
Oct. 16, 2006
Record Numbers of Whooping Cranes Expected This Fall
AUSTIN, Texas — Record numbers of the endangered whooping crane, arguably the state’s most famous “winter Texan,” are expected to arrive in South Texas this winter. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports record production this summer with the North American population exceeding 500 for the first time in 100 years.
Agreement Reached To Keep Eisenhower State Park Open
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have reached an agreement for Eisenhower State Park to continue to operate as a unit of the Texas State Park system. After months of lease negotiations, an agreement was reached in early October for both agencies to continue their long-standing partnership to provide recreational opportunities at Lake Texoma.
1944 Texas Clipper To Become Gulf of Mexico Artificial Reef
BEAUMONT, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has completed contractual negotiations for the Texas Clipper to become the first major addition to the department’s Ships-to-Reefs program in more than 30 years. In early spring 2007, the clipper will be sunk 17 nautical miles off the southern coast of Texas to become an artificial reef.