Archives for February 2015

AUSTIN --Each February for more than a decade, armadas of volunteers in Texas and Louisiana spend 10 days on the water searching the bays for abandoned crab traps that have been left to foul shrimpers' nets, snag anglers' lines, "ghost fish" and create an unsightly view. To date, they've hauled off more than 55,000 of these dilapidated devices. … [Read more...] about 02-11 | Louisiana Joins Forces with Texas in Annual Crab Trap Cleanup Effort

AUSTIN - Texas game wardens have seized a Mexican shark-fishing boat in state waters near the Texas-Mexico border. … [Read more...] about 02-10 | State Game Warden Seize Shark Boat in Gulf

AUSTIN - Texas game wardens have arrested two adults and two juveniles for killing three deer and firing as many as 30 rifle rounds in and around Landa and Prince Solms parks in the New Braunfels city limits. … [Read more...] about 02-10 | Texas Game Wardens Arrest Night Hunters near Downtown New Braunfels

AUSTIN - From 63 schools across Texas, 1,664 students in grades 4-12 will gather March 4-5 at the Bell County Expo Center for the 10th annual Texas-National Archery in the Schools Tournament and Scholarship Championship. That's up 23 percent from last year's 51 schools, and college scholarships have doubled to $20,000. What's driving the growth … [Read more...] about 02-06 | 10th Annual School Archery Championship Draws Record 1,600 Kids, 63 Schools to Belton March 4-5