Starting on Wednesday night, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting its annual First Day Hike at a Texas State Park.
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park in North Texas will open sometime next year. Visitors can reserve spots for a sneak peek on New Year’s Day.
Four months after major flooding in the Hill Country, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department began a year-long fish recovery and habitat survey in October on the Guadalupe, Llano, Nueces, Pedernales, and San Saba rivers.
More wilderness will be available to explore in the Hill Country in the coming months. Bear Creek State Park, a 1,720-acre park purchased for $33.5 million, is located in Uvalde County.
The Texas Game Wardens have filed 1,400 charges across 11 counties across the state in the “Ghost Deer” investigation, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Joint Committee met for the first time on Wednesday with the goal of improving flood warning systems, communications, allocating funding and preparing plans ahead of the next natural disaster.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking the public for information that could lead to an arrest after a white-tailed deer was illegally killed in New Braunfels.
Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the invasive fly before it even starts.
Listeners will soon be able to travel from the expanse of West Texas down into the Texas Hill Country, all through a new podcast from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The Nature Conservancy in Texas (TNC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced the purchase of a 671-acre property in West Texas near Big Bend National Park.
The legislation would put new requirements on wind and solar companies that oil and gas companies in Texas do not face.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the opening of its 83rd paddling trail, this time coming to land near the Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area and State Park near Port O’Connor.
Whole Earth Provision Co., across its six stores, will collect donations for the state parks system during April for Texas State Parks Month.
A state Representative announced he is reversing course and will not pursue his own proposed legislation that would have dismantled the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
A recent investigation by the Texas Game Wardens has resulted in 22 suspects and approximately 1,200 total pending charges from across the state involved in a deer breeding industry and black-market wildlife trade, according to a news release.
The bird flu has been confirmed in black vultures at Landa Park in New Braunfels, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Texas Game Wardens arrested three people after revealing an illegal hunting scheme, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic ducks from Austin.
As a cold front slowly approaches the Hill Country, the Lost Maples State Natural Area is expected to shine bright with autumn colors soon. San Antonio, Hill Country, Lost Maples, Fall, Outdoors
Enchanted Rock is set to expand due to a 630-acre land acquisition approved last month by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
About 1,000 fish were killed at the Calaveras Lake from low dissolved oxygen in the water, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said. On Tuesday, TPWD was notified of the fish kill from the Texas Game Wardens. The majority of fish that died were red drum.
Multiple beachgoers on South Padre Island were attacked by the same shark on Independence Day, a time when the island is full of locals and out-of-town visitors for the holiday.
The National Park Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are asking visitors to stay cautious on beaches and coastal parks this week as a tropical storm develops in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking residents to clean bird feeders and baths due to an infectious disease spreading across the state.
A fisherman at Inks Lake State Park in the Hill Country broke the waterbody record for largemouth bass with a 13.40-pound fish.
Monday’s vote lets Texas Parks and Wildlife staff begin negotiations to swap 43 acres in the park for 477 acres next to a federal wildlife refuge.
TPWD officials on Friday said a post-mortem tests conducted by the National Veterinary Service Laboratories showed no chronic wasting disease in a 14-month-old buck that was suspected of having the disease.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stop pursuing eminent domain to take over the former park property south of Dallas. A private developer plans to turn it into a luxury subdivision.
Despite fishermen’s wishes to delay the season in hopes that oyster reefs recover from years of environmental stress, the state pushed ahead with a Nov. 1 start.
Hunters in Texas should expect to see improved harvests and opportunities when the season opens due to better habitat conditions.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department began the legal process of eminent domain to seize the former state park and save it from being turned into an upscale subdivision. The agency had offered a Dallas-based developer $103 million for it.
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to these two blue jellyfish you may find on a South Texas seashore.
Todd Interests, which plans to turn the former park into a high-end subdivision, has a week left to respond to the state’s final offer for the property.
If you’ve been to Canyon Lake recently you might have noticed some green stuff floating on the lake’s surface — turns out it is an aquatic plant called hydrilla.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is launching a new campaign to help educate the public about a fatal neurological disease among deer known as Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD.
Some beachgoers have posted images of some cool creatures that have been spotted more frequently than usual this month — starfish.
The Honey Creek State Natural Area in Spring Branch has grown by 515 acres, thanks to a $25 million acquisition that protects the area amid the commercial and residential development boom.
The Honey Creek State Natural Area in Spring Branch has grown by 515 acres, thanks to a $25 million acquisition that protects the area amid the commercial and residential development boom.
A couple walking along a Texas beach came across a sea of shock Friday morning after finding thousands of dead fish washed up along the shore.
The developer who purchased a 5,025-acre property in Freestone County, which also happens to contain a state park, is calling out Texas legislators for the recent condemnation talks that could allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to take back control of the hotly contested land.
The back-and-forth openings and closures for Fairfield Lake State Park continue after the park closed to the public once again on June 4 - and this time it might be for good.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously voted to authorize Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) executive director to take all necessary steps to purchase approximately 5,000 acres in Freestone County including Fairfield Lake State Park, according to a press release.
Texas parks officials said they are taking “all necessary steps” to purchase the land and save Fairfield Lake State Park from being turned into a luxury gated community and golf course.
A Texas fisherman just set a new record for Lake Corpus Christi after catching a 207-pound alligator gar, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
KSAT meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall this weekend, leading to possible flooding in low-lying roads, rivers and creeks.
Invasive zebra mussels took over Hords Creek Lake in Coleman County within a month of first appearing there, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
If you’ve noticed more snake sightings at the San Antonio River Walk or even in your neighborhood, it’s not uncommon for this time of year.
At a time when Texas is booming with construction and traffic, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is working to protect the most beautiful parts of the state from development. Six of those sites, located across the Lone Star State, are dedicated to the public and will open as state parks within the next 12-15 years.
Jayanthi Murahari took the winning photo for winter’s “New Year, New Adventure” theme.
A fatal neurological disease known as “zombie deer disease” has been detected in a South Texas county for the first time, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments.
Grab your fishing gear because it’s almost time for catfish stocking season for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Neighborhood Fishin’ program.
Texas state officials are still trying to prevent a privately-owned property that contained a Texas state park from being turned into a multimillion-dollar private home community.
Guadalupe River State Park is one of the closest state parks to San Antonio — just a quick 45-minute drive north of downtown.
Texas Parks And Wildlife Department discovered a seven-foot alligator in a woman’s backyard. She told game wardens it was her pet, but state law sees it differently.
When the Atascosa County Animal Control responded to a call on Thursday morning, they were met with a toothy and scaly surprise.
Two programs in the San Antonio area will receive grants from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to help their communities connect with the outdoors.
The deadly Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 has moved eastward in Texas and was detected for the first time in the Hill Country.
The Texas State Parks system has grown into a network of scenic destinations and landmarks that attract millions of visitors each year, but vintage photos show it had humble beginnings.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said two desert cottontail rabbits and one black-tailed jackrabbit in El Paso County tested positive for the disease.