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July 26, 2026 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL KLEBERG COUNTY – Around 6:15 a.m. July 25, Texas Game Wardens in Nueces and Kleberg counties responded to vessel collision at the Bird Island Basin boat ramp on the Laguna Madre in Kleberg County. A jon boat with three occupants collided with a center … [Read more...] about 07-26 | Official Media Statement: Fatal Multi-Vessel Collision, Bird Island Basin, Kleberg County

July 23, 2026 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL CEDAR HILL – Cedar Hill State Park has reopened the Shady Ridge Camping Loop after being closed since 2022 for repairs and renovations. Cedar Hill, nestled within Dallas County, is a great local park destination for those in the DFW metroplex to get … [Read more...] about 07-23 | Cedar Hill State Park’s Renovated Shady Ridge Camping Loop Reopens

July 21, 2026 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL >AUSTIN — For the fifth year in a row, several Texas cities ranked in the top ten globally during the City Nature Challenge (CNC), one of the world’s largest community science events. Globally, the 107,906 participants of the 2026 CNC recorded more than … [Read more...] about 07-21 | Nearly 180 Species of Greatest Conservation Need Noted by Texans During City Nature Challenge

Aurora — The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is set to hold two open fishing clinics at Lake Patterson in Oakhurst Forest Preserve in Aurora. Offered in partnership with DNR’s Urban and Community Fishing Program, the free clinics will teach participants basic angling skills, including casting, knot-tying and fish identification, according to a news release from the … [Read more...] about Illinois Mixed Bag: Fishing Clinics Set at Oakhurst Forest Preserve