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AUSTIN-- With the wide variety of unique flora and fauna available around the state, Texas state parks are a go-to for capturing breathtaking images. This fall, four state parks in the Austin/San Antonio area will be participating in a pilot digital photography program. … [Read more...] about 09-16 | Digital Photography Workshops Coming to Texas State Parks

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. … [Read more...] about 09-16 | Game Warden Field Notes

AUSTIN - The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced that a captive white-andshy;and#8208;tailed deer in a Lavaca County deer breeding facility has been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The Texas Aandamp;M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College Station detected the presence of CWD … [Read more...] about 09-16 | Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Lavaca County Captive White-tailed Deer; Linked to Index Herd

AUSTIN - Public hunters pursuing feral hogs at Cooper Wildlife Management Area in northeast Texas over the weekend stumbled upon a sophisticated marijuana growing encampment having more than 6,500 mature plants with a street value estimated at more than $6 million. … [Read more...] about 09-14 | Texas Game Wardens Destroy $6 Million Marijuana Farm on Cooper WMA