AUSTIN – Thousands of Texans and out-of-state visitors headed to Texas lakes, rivers and coastal bays to celebrate the Independence Day weekend. Texas Game Wardens were out in force to ensure everyone stayed safe on the water.   “Texas Game Wardens conducted safety checks on more than 12,220 vessels statewide between Friday and Sunday over

  AUSTIN— During the pandemic, Texans headed back to nature in record numbers, with more people visiting state parks, hunting, fishing, and boating than ever before. A new congressional proposal aims to tap that exploding interest by investing more than $50 million per year in Texas for wildlife recovery and related public education and recreation,

  AUSTIN — Hunters looking for a new opportunity or a change of scenery this fall are encouraged to check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. Applications are being accepted now for a shot at almost 10,000 permits in 61 hunt categories. The permits are for drawn hunts on

  AUSTIN – Over the holiday weekend, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is urging boaters to do their part to fight back against aquatic invasive species, such as zebra mussels and giant salvinia, which are threating Texas lakes. Over the past year, zebra mussels and giant salvinia have continued to spread throughout Texas. While

TYLER – At 4:03 yesterday afternoon, DPS Troopers responded to a report by Texas Department of Transportation road crews of a body they discovered while cleaning debris from the grass on the south side of IH-20 approximately 2.6 miles west of the city of Canton in Van Zandt County.  An investigation is under way to

ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is pleased to announce a return to full operational status. Due to the public health situation, TFFC, located in Athens, had limited operations and visitor services since March 2020. During the pandemic, in anticipation of reopening, TFFC personnel utilized the partial closure to focus efforts on renovations and

TYLER – At 3:42 yesterday afternoon, Troopers responded to a fatal crash on Toll-49, approximately 1.5 miles west of the city of Lindale in Smith County.  The investigators preliminary report indicates that the driver of a 2004 Toyota Highlander was traveling northbound on Toll-49 when the vehicle struck a guardrail and rolled down a concrete

  On April 28, 2021, in the 7th Judicial District Court of Smith County, Texas, a jury convicted Samuel Virgo (DOB: 06/23/1982) of the offense of Evading Arrest With a Vehicle and sentenced him to 9 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $5,000.00 fine. The jury heard evidence that on November

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Good Samaritans A Marion County Game Wardens responded to Lake O the Pines regarding a capsized vessel. Several fishermen close to the incident rescued an 80-year-old male and his son and transported them to a boat ramp. EMS arrived