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MCAD receives grants for Downtown Arts District Programming - El Paso Herald-Post9/20/2019 12:57:23 PM
MCAD receives grants for Downtown Arts District Programming El Paso Herald-Post On Friday, officials with the city announced that the Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) received two grants totaling $170000 by the Texas ...
Houston Symphony To Receive $250,000 Grant - Broadway World9/17/2019 1:52:20 PM
Houston Symphony To Receive $250,000 Grant Broadway World The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) has awarded the Houston Symphony a grant of $250000 to support its world-class holiday programming and attract ...
TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND Awarded $154K For Dance Programming And Public Awareness • DanceLand - DanceLand9/16/2019 10:42:00 PM
TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND Awarded $154K For Dance Programming And Public Awareness • DanceLand DanceLand TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND announces grants totaling $154000 from Texas Commission on the Arts and The Dallas Foundation for programming and public ...
Texas Commission on the Arts awards grants in 111 cities - Huntsville Item9/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Commission on the Arts awards grants in 111 cities Huntsville Item AUSTIN — September 6, 2019 – The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) has approved funding of 868 grants in its first funding round for fiscal year 2020.
Texas arts commission's 2020 grants include downtown Abilene project - ReporterNews.com9/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas arts commission's 2020 grants include downtown Abilene project ReporterNews.com Lights, Camera, Action project was targeted by Texas Commissions on the Arts.
State approves Downtown Beaumont Cultural Arts District - KFDM-TV News9/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
State approves Downtown Beaumont Cultural Arts District KFDM-TV News Texas Commission on the Arts - The Texas Commission on the Arts has approved the designation of three new cultural districts. Cultural districts are special ...
Convention center opponents challenge city's language on ballot measure - Austin Monitor8/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Convention center opponents challenge city's language on ballot measure Austin Monitor The president of the Austin NAACP has petitioned the Texas Supreme Court over the ballot language approved by City Council last week related to a challenge ...
Texas Commission On The Arts And Texas Cultural trust now accepting applications for 2020 class of Texas young masters - Odessa American8/1/2019 12:47:27 PM
Texas Commission On The Arts And Texas Cultural trust now accepting applications for 2020 class of Texas young masters Odessa American AUSTIN Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) and Texas Cultural Trust are now accepting applications for the 2020 class of Texas Young Masters, a joint ...
Mali's 'Guitar Gods' Tinariwen Receive Racist Threats Ahead Of U.S. Tour - Texas Public Radio7/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Mali's 'Guitar Gods' Tinariwen Receive Racist Threats Ahead Of U.S. Tour Texas Public Radio A guitar band from Mali called Tinariwen is famous worldwide. The group's fans and collaborators have included Robert Plant, Thom Yorke of Radiohead,
Roundup: Weekly oil prices decrease amid weaker US economic data - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua7/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Roundup: Weekly oil prices decrease amid weaker US economic data - Xinhua | English.news.cn Xinhua HOUSTON, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices lost ground for the week ending July 5, with the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for August delivery decreased ...
KidZania opening US locations in Texas, Chicago, NY and LA - Blooloop5/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
KidZania opening US locations in Texas, Chicago, NY and LA Blooloop Mexican company KidZania, one of the fastest growing hands-on kids' entertainment brands in the world, is coming to the US.
Texas author Joe Nick Patoski traces how Austin went from hip to ‘cool’ - Houston Chronicle 4/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas author Joe Nick Patoski traces how Austin went from hip to ‘cool’ Houston Chronicle Texas author Joe Nick Patoski tracks how Austin went from hippie to hip in his new book, “Austin to ATX: The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks Who ...
Caravan traveling 650 miles on Texas Forts Trail, with a stop at San Angelo's Fort Concho - San Angelo Standard Times10/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Caravan traveling 650 miles on Texas Forts Trail, with a stop at San Angelo's Fort Concho San Angelo Standard Times On Thursday, a group of intrepid travelers embarked on a more than 650-mile, three-day journey through 29 counties on the Texas Forts Trail.
Texas Forts Trail celebrates half a century of tourism with the 50th Anniversary Caravan on Oct. 4-6 - Jack County Herald9/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
Texas Forts Trail celebrates half a century of tourism with the 50th Anniversary Caravan on Oct. 4-6 Jack County Herald Group to recreate original Texas Trail Caravan from the Forts Trail Route just as Gov. and Mrs. Connally did in 1968. Abilene, TX - On Thursday morning, Oct. 4, ...
Yes, Cities Can Do 100% Renewable Energy — Even In Texas - CleanTechnica4/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
Yes, Cities Can Do 100% Renewable Energy — Even In Texas CleanTechnica April 2nd, 2018 by Tina Casey. Georgetown, Texas, has become something of a green celebrity for reaching its 100% renewable energy goal within just three ...
Texas arts funding at risk, could impact Fort Worth museums - Fort Worth Star Telegram4/14/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas arts funding at risk, could impact Fort Worth museums Fort Worth Star Telegram Fort Worth art leaders are worried that state budget cuts could impact local attractions — and prevent some exhibits from being brought here for display.
Best Little Art Colony in Texas | Marfa, Texas Artistic Tourism - City Journal1/18/2017 11:45:26 PM
Best Little Art Colony in Texas | Marfa, Texas Artistic Tourism City Journal Last year, more than 38000 tourists traveled to this remote cattle town in West Texas. This year, more than 45000, mostly art lovers, are expected.
A Great White Shark Named Katherine Could Be Heading To Texas - KERA News6/19/2014 3:00:00 AM
A Great White Shark Named Katherine Could Be Heading To Texas KERA News Five stories that have North Texas talking: Katherine, a big shark, wants to visit Texas; the Lake Whitney cliff might be blown up; Gov. Rick Perry on Jews.
Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas is less about America than “America” - AV Club4/10/2014 3:00:00 AM
Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas is less about America than “America” AV Club Paris, Texas (1984). There are men of few words, and then there's the man of no words who staggers, bleary-eyed and haunted, out of the humid Southwest ...
Businessman to donate $8 million to new cultural center - Houston Chronicle10/4/2012 3:00:00 AM
Businessman to donate $8 million to new cultural center Houston Chronicle Calling it "the first penny in the bank," Houston businessman John Nau announced Thursday he is contributing $8 million toward a center for Southeast Texas ...
Marfa, Texas: An Unlikely Art Oasis In A Desert Town - NPR8/2/2012 3:00:00 AM
Marfa, Texas: An Unlikely Art Oasis In A Desert Town NPR In the 1970s, minimalist artist Donald Judd moved to a dusty town in West Texas, where he created giant works of art that bask beneath vast desert skies. In the ...
Hunting and Sport Fishing News Items
Story Submissions - Texas Monthly9/16/2019 2:32:14 PM
Story Submissions Texas Monthly Texas Monthly's website and print magazine are home to original, deeply reported stories that illuminate every aspect of Texas life. To see how best to pitch ...
New law adds to hunters’ convenience as dove season opens in RGV - Monitor9/14/2019 11:38:29 PM
New law adds to hunters’ convenience as dove season opens in RGV Monitor Fields and pastures across the Rio Grande Valley echoed with the reports of hundreds of shotguns Saturday as hunters across South Texas looked to the sky, ...
Popular Texas fishing spot Rollover Pass closing this month - RFD-TV9/10/2019 3:39:22 PM
Popular Texas fishing spot Rollover Pass closing this month RFD-TV GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The Rollover Pass manmade channel along the Gulf of Mexico will close this month due to erosion concerns after more than 60 ...
US expands hunting and fishing at national wildlife refuges - KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com9/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
US expands hunting and fishing at national wildlife refuges KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is expanding hunting and fishing in 77 national wildlife refuges in a move that critics contend ...
Hunting, fishing access expanded at Oklahoma, Texas refuges and hatcheries - Times Record News9/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hunting, fishing access expanded at Oklahoma, Texas refuges and hatcheries Times Record News U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced Friday that there would be new hunting and fishing opportunities on more than 1.4 million acres ...
Texas hunting and fishing licenses go digital - Houston Chronicle 9/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas hunting and fishing licenses go digital Houston Chronicle The days of scrambling for your wallet when you spot a Texas Game Warden walking down the pier or toward your deer stand are over.
Reflections on Texas, the outdoors and 40 years of writing and photography - Houston Chronicle 8/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Reflections on Texas, the outdoors and 40 years of writing and photography Houston Chronicle September's arrival marks a time of transition for Texas' natural world and those whose hearts and actions are tied to the rhythms of land, water, sky and the life ...
Abilene dove hunt begins Sunday, but when it stops depends on where you shoot - ReporterNews.com8/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
Abilene dove hunt begins Sunday, but when it stops depends on where you shoot ReporterNews.com Dove hunting season begins Sunday across the Big Country. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports that dove populations have thrived thanks to the ...
Fall and hunting just around the corner - North Texas e-News8/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
Fall and hunting just around the corner North Texas e-News Larry Weishuhn (right) and guide Seth Vanover show off a fine crappie landed after filling the boat with good eating channel catfish last week at Lake Fork.
Outdoors: Dog days of summer shouldn't melt your catch - Waco Tribune-Herald8/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Outdoors: Dog days of summer shouldn't melt your catch Waco Tribune-Herald When it comes to the reality of Texas summer, there's not much difference between it being 100 degrees out and 98 degrees outside — other than the ...
September opens with time for renewal: Most hunting, fishing licenses expire at end of the month - Dallas News8/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
September opens with time for renewal: Most hunting, fishing licenses expire at end of the month Dallas News Only two weeks remain until the first shots are fired in what is expected to be another promising dove season in most of Texas.Sept. 1 also marks...
Texas hunters, anglers in for big rule changes - San Antonio Express-News8/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas hunters, anglers in for big rule changes San Antonio Express-News The holders of the 2.4 million hunting and fishing licenses expected to be bought in coming months will encounter several major rule changes effective Sept. 1.
New Texas hunting and fishing licenses now on sale - DailyTrib.com - Your Hill Country online news authority - DailyTrib.com8/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
New Texas hunting and fishing licenses now on sale - DailyTrib.com - Your Hill Country online news authority DailyTrib.com If you plan to hunt or fish in Texas after August 31, you need to purchase the 2019-20 licenses. New licenses go on sale Thursday, August 15, and may be ...
Texas hunters and anglers in for big rule changes - Houston Chronicle 8/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas hunters and anglers in for big rule changes Houston Chronicle The holders of the 2.4 million hunting and fishing licenses expected to be bought in coming months will encounter several major rule changes effective Sept. 1.
Texas hunting, fishing licenses on sale Thursday - Alice Echo News-Journal8/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas hunting, fishing licenses on sale Thursday Alice Echo News-Journal The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding hunters and anglers that all current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the year-to-date ...
Hunting, fishing licenses for 2019-20 on sale Thursday - Temple Daily Telegram8/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hunting, fishing licenses for 2019-20 on sale Thursday Temple Daily Telegram New Texas hunting and fishing licenses for 2019-20 will go on sale Thursday.
Taking Your Chances: TPWD's BTTH program gives hunters shots at world class hunts for cheap - Athens Daily Review8/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Taking Your Chances: TPWD's BTTH program gives hunters shots at world class hunts for cheap Athens Daily Review Deals that sound too sweet to be true usually are. Not so with Texas Parks and Wildlife's Big Time Texas Hunts campaign. Here's the deal. Big Time Texas Hunts ...
Fly-fishing Texas coastal shallows a real treat - Houston Chronicle 8/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Fly-fishing Texas coastal shallows a real treat Houston Chronicle Chasing redfish from a poling skiff is a flat-out fantastic experience.
Outdoors: Getting ready for dove season - Waco Tribune-Herald8/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Outdoors: Getting ready for dove season Waco Tribune-Herald Labor Day in Central Texas means different things to different people. Back when I was growing up, it meant the last weekend of summer before school started.
Outdoors New Year: 2019-20 Texas Hunting/Fishing Licenses Go On Sale Aug. 15 - Tyler Morning Telegraph8/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Outdoors New Year: 2019-20 Texas Hunting/Fishing Licenses Go On Sale Aug. 15 Tyler Morning Telegraph When I was a kid I used to look forward to Aug. 31. In those pre-historic times of the 20th Century, that was when hunting licenses went on sale, or.
FOR SALE: Hunting/fishing licenses permits available statewide beginning on August 15th - Athens Daily Review8/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
FOR SALE: Hunting/fishing licenses permits available statewide beginning on August 15th Athens Daily Review August 1 marked the beginning of a 31-day countdown to opening day of the 2019-20 dove season in most of Texas. It also means the start of a new fiscal.
Hunting/fishing licenses, permits to be available statewide next week - Huntsville Item8/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hunting/fishing licenses, permits to be available statewide next week Huntsville Item August 1 marked the beginning of a 31-day countdown to opening day of the 2019-20 dove season in most of Texas. It also means the start of a new fiscal.
Texas Red Snapper Season Closing Early on August 2 - 101 Corpus Christi7/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Red Snapper Season Closing Early on August 2 101 Corpus Christi Red snapper season is closing earlier than expected this year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently announced. Originally set to last 97 days ...
The Ox Hunting Ranch in Texas - Idaho State Journal7/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
The Ox Hunting Ranch in Texas Idaho State Journal If you have never heard the phrase that, “Texas is a whole 'nother country,” take it from me that it is true. Where else can you hunt exotic game from.
South Texas Fishing Report - KVEO-TV7/19/2019 2:55:53 PM
South Texas Fishing Report KVEO-TV North Sabine: Trout are fair to good on ¼ jig from jetties or close to rocks or on mullet and glass minnows. Redfish are good on topwaters. South Sabine: On the ...
TTHA kicking off annual Hunters Extravaganzas statewide – - Lone Star Outdoor News7/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
TTHA kicking off annual Hunters Extravaganzas statewide – Lone Star Outdoor News By Matt Williams/Texas Trophy Hunters Association. Deer hunters are among the world's best storytellers. I've heard some great ones over the years. One of the ...
Top fishing spots in Texas - North Texas e-News7/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Top fishing spots in Texas North Texas e-News If you want to try your hand at fly fishing in the state of Texas, you'll be pleased to hear that there are several great trout fishing spots around! Although trout aren't ...
TPW warns against using non-Gulf shrimp as bait when fishing in Texas waters - Houston Chronicle7/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
TPW warns against using non-Gulf shrimp as bait when fishing in Texas waters Houston Chronicle Shrimp is commonly used as bait, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife warns that using non-Gulf crustaceans when fishing in Texas waters could be harmful.
Texas Hunters and Sportsman's Expo reaches 29th year – - Lone Star Outdoor News7/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Hunters and Sportsman's Expo reaches 29th year – Lone Star Outdoor News Can you believe it has been 29 years? It is that time of year again when hunters and outdoorsmen from across Texas head south to the McAllen Convention ...
More funding for Texas parks among likely changes - Houston Chronicle5/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
More funding for Texas parks among likely changes Houston Chronicle Later this year, Texans will have opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment creating stable and significant funding for their long cash-strapped state park ...
Rare bluefin tuna caught off the Texas Gulf Coast - Chron.com5/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rare bluefin tuna caught off the Texas Gulf Coast Chron.com A rare occurrence, three bluefin tuna have been caught by anglers in Port Aransas within the last six weeks, according to Kesley Gibson, a Ph.D. candidate at ...
Derelict fishing lines foul Texas freshwater fisheries - Houston Chronicle 5/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Derelict fishing lines foul Texas freshwater fisheries Houston Chronicle Abandoned fishing gear proves tobe a vexing problem for lakes and rivers in Lone Star state.
Texas game wardens have curious stories to tell - MultiBriefs Exclusive5/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas game wardens have curious stories to tell MultiBriefs Exclusive While game wardens spend a bunch of time doing thankless work, every now and then they also have some interesting experiences that result in entertaining ...
Gulf Shrimp Season Closing – - Lone Star Outdoor News5/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Gulf Shrimp Season Closing – Lone Star Outdoor News Story from TPWD. The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on Wednesday, May 15 ...
Texans may Soon be able to legally display Hunting and Fishing Licenses on mobile devices - Fox News South Texas5/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texans may Soon be able to legally display Hunting and Fishing Licenses on mobile devices Fox News South Texas This article was originally published 5 months ago, which may make its actuality or accuracy possibly no longer valid. foxstx.com is not responsible for any ...
Illegal helicopter hunt brings convictions – - Lone Star Outdoor News4/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Illegal helicopter hunt brings convictions – Lone Star Outdoor News Story by Lone Star Outdoor News, Photo from U.S. Attorney's Office-Southern District of Texas. Four men were sentenced for an exotic hunt taken illegally from a ...
Legislature close on bills to fund state parks, improve boating safety - San Antonio Express-News4/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Legislature close on bills to fund state parks, improve boating safety San Antonio Express-News Texas lawmakers are close to adopting several proposals that would affect outdoors recreation or the natural resources that help sustain those activities.
Get locked and loaded for migratory bird hunting, as 2019-2020 seasons announced - Houston Chronicle4/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Get locked and loaded for migratory bird hunting, as 2019-2020 seasons announced Houston Chronicle Texas wing-shooters can begin marking their calendars for the 2019-2020 hunting seasons. The season calendar and framework, released by the Texas Parks ...
High-speed boat chase, convenience store deer hunting highlight Game Warden notes - Chron4/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
High-speed boat chase, convenience store deer hunting highlight Game Warden notes Chron You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be glad you're not mentioned here. Texas Game Wardens summarized some of their more, well, interesting, interactions with the ...
TPWD finalizes 2019-20 migratory game bird seasons – - Lone Star Outdoor News4/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
TPWD finalizes 2019-20 migratory game bird seasons – Lone Star Outdoor News Story and by TPWD. Texas wingshooters can begin marking their calendars for the 2019-20 hunting seasons, with minimal changes over last year's schedule.
Resist the lure of the lure: Natural baits best for Texas coastal fishing - Houston Chronicle4/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Resist the lure of the lure: Natural baits best for Texas coastal fishing Houston Chronicle A mottled matrix of shoal grass swards dotted by patches of bare black mud carpeted the bottom of the flat along the Espiritu Santo Bay shoreline. We could see ...
OUTDOORS: Host of regulation changes - Huntsville Item4/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
OUTDOORS: Host of regulation changes Huntsville Item Texas *fresh* and saltwater anglers as well as white-tailed deer hunters in more than three dozen counties in east and south central Texas should make note of a ...
TPW Commission Approves Changes to Saltwater Fishing Regulation for 2019-20 – - Lone Star Outdoor News3/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
TPW Commission Approves Changes to Saltwater Fishing Regulation for 2019-20 – Lone Star Outdoor News Story from TPWD. On March 20, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved all the proposed changes to the saltwater fishing regulations.
LOOK: Tim Duncan is quite the outdoorsman. Goes hunting in Texas - WOAI3/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
LOOK: Tim Duncan is quite the outdoorsman. Goes hunting in Texas WOAI Apparently, San Antonio Spurs great Tim Duncan is quite the outdoorsman. The Spurs legend did some free range sheep hunting with a couple of other hunters ...
Texas Legislature considers a mix of outdoors-related bills - Houston Chronicle 3/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Legislature considers a mix of outdoors-related bills Houston Chronicle Dozens of the more than 7000 bills filed for consideration during this year's session of the Texas Legislature focus on issues tied to fishing, hunting, camping, ...
Texas Fly Fishing: Bass Bugs & Brews – - Lone Star Outdoor News3/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Fly Fishing: Bass Bugs & Brews – Lone Star Outdoor News Story from Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival. Plano will host the Third Annual Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival on March 23-24 at the Plano Event Center.
TPWD releases fishing and hunting regulation change proposals for 2019-2020 - North Texas e-News3/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
TPWD releases fishing and hunting regulation change proposals for 2019-2020 North Texas e-News The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to fishing and hunting regulations for 2019-2020.
Public input sought on proposed fishing, hunting rule changes - Houston Chronicle 2/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Public input sought on proposed fishing, hunting rule changes Houston Chronicle A package of proposed changes in Texas' 2019-20 fishing and hunting regulations, including potential new rules that stand to affect wide segments of the state's ...
Texas Parks & Wildlife Proposes Changes for Hunting & Fishing - News/Talk 790 KFYO2/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Parks & Wildlife Proposes Changes for Hunting & Fishing News/Talk 790 KFYO Numerous changes, including to fishing at Lake Alan Henry and the creation of a new javelina hunting season in the South Plains and Texoma, are being ...
Here's what could change in hunting, fishing in Texas during the 2019-2020 season - mySanAntonio.com2/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Here's what could change in hunting, fishing in Texas during the 2019-2020 season mySanAntonio.com The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is accepting public comment on proposed changes to fishing and hunting regulations for the coming year, the ...
Winner of Texas deer-hunting contest stripped of title - KWTX2/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Winner of Texas deer-hunting contest stripped of title KWTX WEBB COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) The man who was winner of a statewide deer-hunting contest in southwest Texas was soon stripped of his title and disqualified ...
State proposes tighter speckled trout, alligator gar regulations - Houston Chronicle 1/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
State proposes tighter speckled trout, alligator gar regulations Houston Chronicle Anglers fishing for speckled trout in bays along the upper Texas coast or alligator gar in the Trinity River and bowfishers targeting those gar anywhere in the ...
Hanging venison – - Lone Star Outdoor News1/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hanging venison – Lone Star Outdoor News By Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News. After taking a mule deer in West Texas, David Dutton, an equine veterinarian from Boerne, began preparing his buck ...
Showing your license on your phone – - Lone Star Outdoor News1/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Showing your license on your phone – Lone Star Outdoor News A bill filed by Texas Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) is gaining attention ahead of the legislative session. House Bill 547 would amend the Texas Parks and ...
Here are some of the crazy things Texas Game Wardens encounter on the job - Corpus Christi Caller-Times12/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
Here are some of the crazy things Texas Game Wardens encounter on the job Corpus Christi Caller-Times Texas game wardens encounter poachers in the field, on Facebook, and through Snapchat these days.
Illegal deer hunters caught by game wardens - WOAI11/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
Illegal deer hunters caught by game wardens WOAI Game Warden Field Notes: The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports... Grass is Always ...
State considers proposing changes to speckled trout, gar, bass and deer rules - Houston Chronicle 11/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
State considers proposing changes to speckled trout, gar, bass and deer rules Houston Chronicle Come September, anglers going after largemouth bass on Lake Conroe and some of the rivers, sloughs and backwaters of Southeast Texas could see ...
What South Texas duck and deer hunters need to know for Saturday's opening day - Corpus Christi Caller-Times11/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
What South Texas duck and deer hunters need to know for Saturday's opening day Corpus Christi Caller-Times Hunting seasons for deer, ducks, and a variety of other game open Saturday in South Texas. Actually, white-tailed deer become fair game Saturday throughout ...
Tales from the Texas Outdoors through the eyes of game wardens - Corpus Christi Caller-Times10/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
Tales from the Texas Outdoors through the eyes of game wardens Corpus Christi Caller-Times Every so often, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department publishes a list of briefs based on game warden field encounters. These stories often represent a range of ...
Want to hunt and fish all in the same trip in South Texas? Here's how to do it - Corpus Christi Caller-Times9/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Want to hunt and fish all in the same trip in South Texas? Here's how to do it Corpus Christi Caller-Times Many Coastal Bend dove fields were too sloppy for the season opener, but the Rio Grande Valley hosted a mostly sunny cast and blast hunt/fish.
Has Hunting Become a Rich Man’s Game? - Texas Monthly9/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Has Hunting Become a Rich Man’s Game? Texas Monthly When Andrew Sansom was named executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1990, he boldly took on the challenge of uniting ...
OUTDOORS: Time to purchase hunting, fishing licenses - Huntsville Item8/9/2018 3:00:00 AM
OUTDOORS: Time to purchase hunting, fishing licenses Huntsville Item It's just about time for Texas hunters and anglers to pay the piper. New hunting and fishing licenses go on sale on Aug. 15.
Fabulous Fishing and Hunting: the South Texas Two-Step - Sport Fishing9/27/2016 3:00:00 AM
Fabulous Fishing and Hunting: the South Texas Two-Step Sport Fishing Fishing the Gulf off Texas and in the lower Laguna Madre plus hunting for white winged doves makes for an action-packed adventure for any serious sportsman.
Nature-Based Tourism News Items
Texas Releases Plan To Use BP Oil Spill Money For Harvey Recovery - Houston Public Media7/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Texas Releases Plan To Use BP Oil Spill Money For Harvey Recovery Houston Public Media The state wants to spend more than $31 million on economic and ecological restoration efforts.
River Recreation News Items
San Antonio Street bridge construction closes access to downtown thoroughfare - Community Impact Newspaper9/12/2019 2:50:00 PM
San Antonio Street bridge construction closes access to downtown thoroughfare Community Impact Newspaper Sep 12, 2019: One of the main downtown thoroughfares for city of New Braunfels residents is closed for the foreseeable future. Officials with the Texas ...
TxDOT closes Comal River bridge to commence $4.5M improvement project - mySanAntonio.com9/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
TxDOT closes Comal River bridge to commence $4.5M improvement project mySanAntonio.com The San Antonio Street bridge that spans the Comal River in New Braunfels officially closed this week as crews from the Texas Department of Transportation ...
Benson driving at 'high rate' of speed before fatal crash - Powell River Peak8/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Benson driving at 'high rate' of speed before fatal crash Powell River Peak AUSTIN, Texas — Police said Monday they are still investigating the weekend motorcycle crash that killed former Texas Longhorns running back and NFL player ...
Plan a staycation: 10 local destinations to visit this year - Community Impact Newspaper1/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Plan a staycation: 10 local destinations to visit this year Community Impact Newspaper From amenity-rich parks to a spring-fed water park and Texas' oldest dance hall, spend time in 2019 indulging in some of the area's unique attractions.
Remembering the great 1998 flood, 20 years later | News - Herald Zeitung10/14/2018 3:00:00 AM
Remembering the great 1998 flood, 20 years later | News Herald Zeitung Overnight on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, a dangerous weather pattern had formed over the Hill Country and South Central Texas. Two high-pressure systems, ...
It's been one week since Harvey hit Texas. Here's what you need to know. - San Marcos Mercury8/31/2017 3:00:00 AM
It's been one week since Harvey hit Texas. Here's what you need to know. San Marcos Mercury COVER: Evacuees flee flooding in a boat with a nearly submerged Houston sign behind them, on Aug, 29. PHOTO by MICHAEL STRAVATO/THE TEXAS ...
Hurricane Harvey slams Texas coast - San Marcos Mercury8/26/2017 3:00:00 AM
Hurricane Harvey slams Texas coast San Marcos Mercury COVER: Traffic lights lie on a street after being knocked down, as Hurricane Harvey approaches in Corpus Christi on Aug. 25. PHOTO by ANDRES LATIF/ ...
Update: San Marcos continues preparations for Hurricane Harvey - San Marcos Mercury8/25/2017 3:00:00 AM
Update: San Marcos continues preparations for Hurricane Harvey San Marcos Mercury FROM SUBMITTED REPORTS. The city of San Marcos continues making preparations as Hurricane Harvey approaches the Texas Coast. Officials are ...
UT-Austin removes Confederate statues in the middle of the night - San Marcos Mercury8/22/2017 3:00:00 AM
UT-Austin removes Confederate statues in the middle of the night San Marcos Mercury COVER: Late Sunday night, Aug. 20, 2017, UT-Austin announced it would take down three Confederate statues on campus. A statue of former Texas Gov.
Texas Senate panel targets mail-in ballot fraud after high-profile case - San Marcos Mercury7/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas Senate panel targets mail-in ballot fraud after high-profile case San Marcos Mercury AUSTIN — A Texas Senate panel approved a measure Sunday aiming to crack down on mail-in ballot fraud — largely through increased penalties. “Mail-ballot ...
Texas Senate committee OKs bill to outline city cellphone restrictions - San Marcos Mercury7/23/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas Senate committee OKs bill to outline city cellphone restrictions San Marcos Mercury COVER: State Sens. Brandon Creighton, R-The Woodlands, and Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, at a Business & Commerce committee hearing on ...
Will Texas lawmakers ax tree ordinances in more than 50 cities? - San Marcos Mercury6/14/2017 3:00:00 AM
Will Texas lawmakers ax tree ordinances in more than 50 cities? San Marcos Mercury Last month, when Dallas resident Cindy Beatty drove to a nearby Home Depot to buy some plants for her home, she noticed something that shocked her: Many ...
Invasive zebra mussels confirmed in Canyon Lake - San Marcos Mercury6/12/2017 3:00:00 AM
Invasive zebra mussels confirmed in Canyon Lake San Marcos Mercury SLIDESHOW: [A] Zebra mussels catch a ride on a motorboat prop. [B] A close up of the invasive species, which now infests ten lakes in Texas. TEXAS PARKS ...
These amazing Texas treehouses take glamping to new heights - CultureMap Austin6/9/2017 3:00:00 AM
These amazing Texas treehouses take glamping to new heights CultureMap Austin Yurts in the dirt are cool and all, but what about having breakfast with the birds? Pack your bags for a night in one of these Texas treehouses. From a treehouse ...
Texas Senate authorizes special San Marcos River recreation district - San Marcos Mercury5/8/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas Senate authorizes special San Marcos River recreation district San Marcos Mercury The Texas Senate today passed Senate Bill (SB) 965 by Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, which would help support law enforcement efforts to protect the San ...
Senate passes bill to eliminate most vehicle safety inspections - San Marcos Mercury5/4/2017 3:00:00 AM
Senate passes bill to eliminate most vehicle safety inspections San Marcos Mercury AUSTIN — The Texas Senate on Thursday gave its blessing to a bill that would eliminate the state's vehicle safety inspection requirement for most vehicles.
UT police on stabbing spree: 'This was not a conspiracy' - San Marcos Mercury5/2/2017 3:00:00 AM
UT police on stabbing spree: 'This was not a conspiracy' San Marcos Mercury AUSTIN — The junior biology major who stabbed four people on the University of Texas at Austin campus, killing one, was suffering from mental illness, and ...
Texas House lawmakers approve bill requiring more study for hog poison - San Marcos Mercury4/17/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas House lawmakers approve bill requiring more study for hog poison San Marcos Mercury AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller's push to use a warfarin-based poison to kill feral hogs in the state has a long list of opponents that now ...
Great Texas River Cleanup volunteers clear 15000 pounds of trash - San Marcos Mercury3/23/2017 3:00:00 AM
Great Texas River Cleanup volunteers clear 15000 pounds of trash San Marcos Mercury The 32nd Annual Great Texas River Clean Up was a rainy day, but that didn't stop volunteers from coming out March 4 to pick up almost 15,000 pounds of trash ...
Texas poised to spend $2.5B on urban highway projects - San Marcos Mercury3/9/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas poised to spend $2.5B on urban highway projects San Marcos Mercury COVER: Cars back up during afternoon weekday traffic on southbound Interstate 45 in Houston north of downtown. PHOTO by BRANDON FORMBY/THE ...
Student robbed at gunpoint at Texas State's Bobcat Village apartments - San Marcos Mercury2/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
Student robbed at gunpoint at Texas State's Bobcat Village apartments San Marcos Mercury Texas State University and San Marcos police are looking for four men who robbed a student at gunpoint at the on-campus Bobcat Village apartments, 1301 ...
San Antonio congressman Lamar Smith sets 'Make EPA Great Again' hearing - San Marcos Mercury2/3/2017 3:00:00 AM
San Antonio congressman Lamar Smith sets 'Make EPA Great Again' hearing San Marcos Mercury WASHINGTON — Invigorated by the new climate change-doubting presidential administration, a Texas congressman known for his ardent skepticism of ...
Texas State awarded $2.3M grant to study freshwater mussels - San Marcos Mercury1/11/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas State awarded $2.3M grant to study freshwater mussels San Marcos Mercury The U.S. Fish and Wildlife *Service* (FWS) is considering whether to place several species of freshwater mussels found in Texas on the federal endangered ...
Driver faces new manslaughter charge after unborn baby dies from Texas 21 wreck injuries - San Marcos Mercury8/4/2016 3:00:00 AM
Driver faces new manslaughter charge after unborn baby dies from Texas 21 wreck injuries San Marcos Mercury COVER: Bryan residents Kristian Guerrero, 24, and Fabian Guerrero-Moreno, 23, in an undated wedding photo. Fabian Guerrero-Moreno was killed in a car ...
Behold: These aerial photos make the Texas Water Safari
look like a tranquil river outing. It is not. - San Marcos Mercury7/13/2015 3:00:00 AM
Behold: These aerial photos make the Texas Water Safari look like a tranquil river outing. It is not. San Marcos Mercury When viewed from above, the colorful flotilla of canoes and kayaks resembles a synchronized spectacle gliding across Spring Lake — like something staged for ...
In pockets of Texas, prosecutors just say no to marijuana prosecutions - San Marcos Mercury6/21/2015 3:00:00 AM
In pockets of Texas, prosecutors just say no to marijuana prosecutions San Marcos Mercury AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers may be reluctant to ease up on punishing small-time pot smokers, but local prosecutors across the state are increasingly looking ...
Austin software engineer drowns while training for Texas Water Safari - San Marcos Mercury4/28/2015 3:00:00 AM
Austin software engineer drowns while training for Texas Water Safari San Marcos Mercury MARTINDALE — A 30-year-old Austin man training for the Texas Water Safari drowned Sunday afternoon in the rain-swollen San Marcos River near the ...
Campus construction bill includes $111.6M for Texas State - San Marcos Mercury4/9/2015 3:00:00 AM
Campus construction bill includes $111.6M for Texas State San Marcos Mercury MAP: A bill given initial approval this week by the Texas House would authorize Texas State University to sell up to $63 million in tuition revenue bonds to fund ...
San Marcos pool party makes Good Morning America - San Marcos Mercury7/4/2014 3:00:00 AM
San Marcos pool party makes Good Morning America San Marcos Mercury Thousands of people flooded the Texas Summer Bash in San Marcos last weekend after event promotion went viral on the internet. Now news of the rollicking ...
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