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ROCKPORT - This week, certified arborists will tend to "Big Tree" at Goose Island State Park, providing the aging icon with the best possible care. … [Read more...] about 02-08 | Big Tree at Goose Island State Park to Receive Special Care

AUSTIN - A 3 1/2-year-old captive raised white-tailed buck harvested in early January by a hunter from a release site on a ranch in Medina and Uvalde counties has been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The deer's origin has been identified as an onsite deer breeding facility and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health … [Read more...] about 02-05 | New CWD Case Discovered at Captive Deer Release Site

AUSTIN - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering expanding white-tailed deer hunting into 14 counties across the western Panhandle, and creating additional deer hunting opportunities in East Texas. The recommendations are among a slate of proposed deer hunting regulation changes for 2016-17. … [Read more...] about 02-05 | TPWD Proposing Changes to Deer Hunting Regulations for 2016-17

AUSTIN -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is starting the next phase in an ongoing effort to restore the San Jacinto Battleground to its appearance in 1836. The restoration efforts, which date back to 1994, include reseeding prairie areas as well as marsh restorations on more than 120 acres so far. … [Read more...] about 02-03 | San Jacinto Marsh Restoration Enters New Phase