Texas senior, 18, bags 800-pound record alligator
6 days ago
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say 18-year-old Braxton Bielski bagged the record gator last week at Choke Canyon State Park, about 90 miles south of San Antonio.
Hunter, 18, bags 800-pound Texas record alligator
6 days ago
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials have certified an 800-pound gator bagged last week by Braxton Bielski.
Fort Worth attorney reappointed to Parks and Wildlife Commission
12 days ago
"The state should be very proud of the Parks and Wildlife Department," Duggins said.
Critics to state parks officials: Don't mess with Texas' longhorns
14 days ago
"These cattle don't belong to the Parks and Wildlife Department," he says.
Senate committee approves budget, including more money for public schools
70 days ago
Parks and Wildlife officials warned in advance of the session that they could be forced to close as many as 20 state parks unless lawmaker provided an adequate boost in funding.
Texas parkland sits idle for years without funding
87 days ago
The Houston Chronicle reports ( http://bit.ly/YtOlsR) that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hasn't gotten money to develop new parks for a decade.
State senator says he opposes closing any Texas parks
105 days ago
"I just want to publicly say that I'm not interested in seeing any state parks closed," state Sen. Tommy Williams, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, told top officials with the Texas...
Invasive plant moving into other East Texas lakes
106 days ago
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say an invasive plant that's become a problem on Caddo Lake has been spread to at least four other East Texas lakes.
Legislature must stop pinching Texas parks' future
107 days ago
Two years ago, the Legislature cut the budget of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) by $113 million.
Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
120 days ago
The Parks and Wildlife Department says it may be forced to close seven parks - but there would not have been a problem had the Sporting Goods Sales Tax not been diverted.
