As temperatures begin to rise, activity on Texas lakes, rivers and coastal waters starts to increase. Texas Game Wardens would like to remind paddlers and water sport ...

The aggressive pace of expansion has alarmed advocates who say the construction will destroy pristine country, threaten ...

Most of us have an idea what an aquarium is, but in Corpus Christi, the Texas State Aquarium is something else altogether. It ...

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A little-used state program is enabling landowners to set aside water for ecosystems in a system built on strong private property rights.

Volunteers and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff remove abandoned crab traps during the 2026 Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program along the Texas Gulf Coast. The cleanup helps protect marine ...

Nearly 1,000 abandoned crab traps won't be haunting Texas bays anymore, thanks to a major coastal cleanup led by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and a dedicated crew of volunteers.

Those same animals, the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), have now effectively vanished from the state’s uplands, ...

Wildlife officers and volunteers removed 973 traps from coastal areas between Feb. 20 and March 1, according to a TPWD news release. The state closes its crab fisheries during those days, so any traps ...

Texas wildlife officials are asking hunters and anglers to weigh in on the next round of hunting and fishing... The post ...

One of North America's most endangered birds is gaining ground in Texas.