Archives for March 2016

AUSTIN - They blanket waterways and block boating, fishing and swimming, crowd out native species, spoil rivers and lakes, and clog power plant and municipal water pipes. They don't belong here, yet more are coming all the time, spreading like a plague across the state. The good news: record funding approved by the Texas Legislature is launching new fronts in the war on aquatic … [Read more...] about 03-15 | Record Effort Ramps Up To Stop Exotic Invaders Threatening Texas Waters

GALVESTON - Texas game wardens, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the United States Coast Guard, are deploying an impenetrable maritime border to stop the threat of radiological or nuclear material smuggling into U.S. waters. … [Read more...] about 03-14 | Texas Game Wardens Deploy New Homeland Security Measures