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The 89th Texas Legislature is in session. For those who may not have heard, there is a bill in the mix that has spurred some ...

Here I thought a bill making it illegal to manipulate the weather so hurricanes and tornadoes would never hit Texas again was ...

You know, I kind of fancy myself a “parks and wildlife guy”. I mean after all, since I first entered the Texas Game Warden ...

If you see a wildlife crime in progress, call the 24/7 Operation Game Thief hotline at 800-792-GAME (4263) immediately.

The body of a man was recovered from Benbrook Lake Sunday afternoon after he was reported missing the day before, according ...

BUNA — A massive alligator was captured just south of Buna on Highway 96, thanks to the efforts of Texas Game Warden Morgan Inman and Buna Fireman Robert McCurley. The capture of the large reptile was ...

A family visiting Padre Island National Seashore to help with a beach cleanup discovered something washed ashore on the beach ...

Many Texans were shocked to learn that a Republican lawmaker has proposed dismantling the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. On Thursday, State Rep. Pat Curry (R-Waco) introduced a bill that, if ...

(WABI) - The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has named the Game Warden of the Year for 2024. The honor goes to Game Warden Investigator Ethan Buuck of Sidney. They say Buuck ...