11-12 | TPWD to Host Public Scoping Meeting on Fisheries Management in the Colorado River Basin Following July Floods

Nov. 12, 2025

Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030

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BUCHANAN DAM – On Nov. 17, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division, along with the Lake Buchanan Conservation Corporation (LBCC), will host a public meeting at Hill Country Hall to discuss impacts of the July floods on fisheries resources in the Colorado River basin, fisheries management plans to support flood recovery and listen to public input.

Topics slated to be covered at the meeting include:

Highland Lakes / Colorado River Watershed Fisheries Overview
Guadalupe Bass Status and Flood Impacts
Riverine Community Recovery and Research Context
Invasive Species Management Update
Questions and Discussion

The public meeting information is below:

Where: Hill Country Hall, 15675 TX-29, Buchanan Dam, TX, 78609

When: Nov. 17, 5:30 — 7 p.m.

The public may also submit comments by phone or email to Patrick Ireland, the Inland Fisheries Division Austin/San Marcos District Supervisor, at 512-353-0072 or patrick.ireland@tpwd.texas.gov.