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A joint venture formed by affiliates of three of the world's largest oil and gas companies is helping conservation efforts in Texas. Golden Pass LNG, which recently pledged $130,000 in support of Ducks Unlimited's conservation programs along the Texas coast, added to the outreach by providing more than 3.2 million...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens seized more than two tons of marijuana worth nearly $4 million last week. “This is one of if not the largest drug seizure by Texas game wardens in the history of our agency,” said TPWD Law Enforcement Director Craig Hunter, in a news...

A week after a ruling striking down an emergency rule that gave NOAA Fisheries the authority to adjust red snapper seasons off each Gulf state based on whether their state-water seasons and bag limits were consistent with federal regulations, we now have an answer on this year's framework: a...

The Dallas Safari Club will grant more than a million dollars for conservation, education and hunter advocacy efforts worldwide for the second year in a row. The club's funding commitment for 2013 is $1,010,000 -- a record for the organization. The allocation follows major growth in the DSC annual convention and...

With summer break and vacations on the horizon for most families across Texas, it's time to start thinking about heading to the nearest lake, river or bay for some time on the water, but if you're looking to buy a pre-owned boat make sure you add to your enjoyment...

The Guadalupe bass, the state fish of Texas, doesn't grow as large as its cousins, but one Austin angler recently landed one that is set to be a record for the species. The 3.71-pound fish caught from the Colorado River below Austin by angler Bryan Townsend appears to qualify as...

Nearly 3,000 acres of wetland habitat along Texas' Gulf coast will be improved through a grant from Ducks Unlimited and state partnerships, including with the Coastal Conservation Association and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Grants totaling $21 million were given to 21 projects in 16 states through the North American...

A game warden was shot Sunday evening in northeast Texas while bow hunting on a wildlife management area. Chris Fried, 31, of Cooper, the off-duty warden, was hunting on the Cooper Wildlife Management Area in Delta County when he was struck by a bullet in the upper right arm, according...

Donnie O'Neal, an avid bass angler from Pflugerville, has a big fish tale that's almost too hard to believe. Good thing he had a picture to prove it. O'Neal was fishing on lunker largemouth hot spot Lake Austin on April 28, hoping to find a 13-pound bass to enter into the...

The Dallas Safari Club said it will go ahead with the auction a black rhino hunting permit on behalf of Namibia, despite death threats against members of the organizations. The club expects the permit to sell for at least $250,000 and perhaps fetch $1 million, according to a news release....