A 24-year-old Baytown man was found guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault in connection with an alcohol-related boating accident on Memorial Day weekend two years ago.
The Chambers County boating crash, which occurred May 27, 2012, in a bayou on Lost Lake, killed Baytown resident Tyler Enderli, 24, and resulted...
The onslaught of invasive zebra mussels -- which can have serious economic and recreational impact to Texas reservoirs -- has caused state officials to approve a number of regulations, the most notable of which takes effect July 1 statewide.
Beginning that day, all boaters must drain all water from their...
A federal judge found Texas officials responsible for the deaths of 23 whooping cranes and ordered the state to develop a conservation plan that would protect the last naturally migrating flock of the endangered birds, according to this Associated Press report from the Houston Chronicle.
Senior U.S. District Judge Janis...
Ducks Unlimited recently announced that it has reached a conservation milestone with more than 13 million acres of habitat conserved in North America.
"Coming on the heels of DU's 75th anniversary year, this milestone is a fitting tribute to the hard work of each and every member, volunteer and staff...
Lake Tawakoni has long been a haven for freshwater anglers and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking that anglers participate in a survey to determine opinions, characteristics and experiences of catfish anglers, with an emphasis on the blue catfish fishery.
A printed copy of the survey also is...
Noodling -- the practice of catching catfish with bare hands -- has only been legal in Texas since 2011, but fisheries officials are seeking to catch important data about the pursuit themselves.
The pursuit has hit the mainstream, being featured in numerous reality shows and TV programs, but the Texas...
Texas anglers will have their first fall red snapper season since 2010, beginning Oct. 1, after the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved the supplemental framework and increased the quota for commercial and recreational anglers.
The overall Gulf quota was increased from 8.46 million pounds to 11 million pounds,...
The Coast Guard has released its most recent national recreational boating survey, which examines data to help prevent boating accidents and assess the economic impact of boating by region.
The study found that about 29 percent, or 34.2 million, of the estimated 116.7 million U.S. households had at least one...
The Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Project continues to be a successful initiative in improving populations that have dwindled.
The most recent relocation effort in January saw more than 100 pronghorn antelope captured from healthy populations around Dalhart and moved to an area northwest of Marfa to supplement severely depleted populations levels, according...