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Oct. 15, 2025 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL AUSTIN – Quail hunting season kicks off on Nov. 1 in Texas, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey revealed some encouraging population numbers heading into opening day. Good habitat conditions along with timely rainfall … [Read more...] about 10-15 | Quail Surveys Raise Expectations for Another Quality Hunting Season

Oct. 14, 2025 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL AUSTIN — A partnership between the Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) Program and H-E-B is expanding pollinator habitat across the state. As part of their Our Texas, Our Future sustainability commitment, H-E-B has awarded $80,000 to TMN to support 17 … [Read more...] about 10-14 | Texas Master Naturalist Program Announces 17 Chapter Project Awardees of the Pollinators for Texas Initiative

Oct. 14, 2025 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL BURNET— Media is invited to help Inks Lake State Park celebrate its 75th birthday with a fun-filled day of family-friendly activities. This hill country gem an hour northwest of Austin is home to rolling hills, shady forests as well as its namesake, Inks … [Read more...] about 10-14 | Media Advisory: Inks Lake State Park Celebrates 75th Birthday Celebration Oct. 18

Oct. 9, 2025 Media Contact: TPWD News,  Business Hours, 512-389-8030 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL MOUNTAIN HOME – In May 1925, the Heart of the Hills State Fish Hatchery, now known as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center, was born in the Texas Hill Country. One hundred years later, the hatchery … [Read more...] about 10-09 | Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center Celebrates 100 Years