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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 lesser prairie-chicken is a relatively small and ornate bird, but its impact on conservation could be huge and lasting in Texas and neighboring states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently listed the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and related efforts to grow the population have...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking Texans to share stories and photos of their time enjoying outdoor pursuits on its 50th anniversary Web page as it celebrates the milestone, officially marking the event this summer. In 1963 Texas lawmakers began  consideration of House Bill 21, introduced by Weatherford...

A 56-year-old Texas professional bass angler was shot to death at a Mississippi hotel Sunday. James "Jimmy" Johnson, of Ganado, was competing in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open tournament on Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson. Jackson Police Department officials said Johnson was shot to death at a Motel 6,...

Ahead of this weekend's youth-only dates for spring Rio Grande turkey hunting in South Texas, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is offering its annual forecast. Long story short, biologists and turkey hunting experts from the state agency urge that "conditions are shaping up for a productive nesting season, which could also make...

A federal judge in Brownsville has ruled in favor of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in a joint lawsuit brought by the agencies challenging an emergency regulation enacted by the National Marine Fisheries Service over red snapper seasons. The ruling means...

From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports Hot tamale A Val Verde County game warden received a call from the Del Rio Police Department about a small SUV that had a white-tailed deer in the back seat. The warden asked the woman about the deer and she said she...

By Michelle Villarreal Leschper and Will Leschper Our boy Blue began his journey as a cast-off. He was part of a litter of Catahoula-Lab mixes that was found underneath a house in South Texas, ultimately ending up in dog jail, with a future that was full of doubt. A family friend...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has awarded grants to put $4 million in quail habitat conservation on the ground, using a special appropriation by the state Legislature to help bring back the bobwhite quail. “We chose places where quail are gone, but they haven’t been gone long, kind of...

Compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Drifting Away: Two Val Verde County game wardens responded to a distress call involving a small child trapped in a drifting boat. The boat had drifted into the middle of Amistad International Reservoir with a 7-year-old child, and the...