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Sept. 21, 2026 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL Note: This item is more than a month old. Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references.NEW ORLEANS — At the closing banquet of the National Association of State Parks Directors (NASPD) conference on Thursday, Texas State … [Read more...] about 09-21 | Texas State Parks Director Rodney Franklin Honored with Distinguished Service Award from America’s State Parks

Oct. 21, 2026 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL TPWD Encourages Hunter Harvest Inspection, Reporting of Animals Affected by New World Screwworm AUSTIN — On Oct. 21, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a hunter-harvested … [Read more...] about 10-21 | New World Screwworm Detected in Hunter-Harvested Elk in Pecos County

Oct. 14, 2026 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL AUSTIN – Quail season kicks off Nov. 1, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey signaled good population numbers going into opening day. Good habitat conditions, along with timely rainfall, helped bobwhite and scaled quail … [Read more...] about 10-14 | Quail Surveys Indicate Another Quality Hunting Season on the Horizon