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| Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report |
| Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February. |
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| January Coastal Scoping Meetings to Cover Flounder, Shark, Reef Fish, Kayak Guide Proposals |
| DICKINSON, Texas -- The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host a series of five public scoping meetings Jan. 6-15 in various communities to discuss potential changes to Texas fishery regulations. |
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| Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report |
| Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February. |
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| TPWD's Top 10 Texas Conservation News Stories of 2008 |
| EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2008. Details about these topics can be found in the department's online news archive. Please note that TPWD will not be distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. News distribution will resume during the first full week of January, 2009. Happy Holidays! |
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| TPWD Sets Scoping Meeting To Air Grayson County Deer Issues |
| AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been considering a proposal to open a general firearms deer season in Grayson County. |
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| Search for Missing Boater Now in Day 6 |
| CORSICANA, Texas -- Texas game wardens and volunteers continue to search Richland Chambers Lake today for the victim of a boating accident that occurred Saturday morning. |
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| Suspect Arrested In Game Warden Dragging Case |
| AUSTIN, Texas -- At about 7 a.m. this morning, enforcement authorities arrested James William Woods, Jr., 23, of Newton County, and charged him with aggravated assault on a public servant, a first-degree felony, for allegedly dragging a game warden along the roadside Dec. 4 following a traffic stop in Southeast Texas. |
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| Co-Op Grants Fund "Back To Nature" Efforts, Ike Recovery |
| AUSTIN, Texas -- andquot;Back to natureandquot; seems to be the common theme among 17 recipients of Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) grants offered by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. TPWD this month awarded grants totaling more than $500,000 to school districts, cities, museums, youth groups, foundations and other groups in cities across Texas. |
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| Richland Chambers Boating Accident Victim Found |
| CORSICANA, Texas -- Texas game wardens and volunteers recovered the body of Charles Andrew (Chase) Bergfeld from the waters of Richland Chambers Lake today at approximately 2:15 p.m. |
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| Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report |
| Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February. |
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| Reward Now $3,000 For Suspect In Game Warden Dragging Incident |
| AUSTIN, Texas -- The reward has been increased to $3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fugitive who allegedly dragged a Texas game warden along the roadside Dec. 4 following a traffic stop in Southeast Texas. |
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| Nominations Sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame |
| ATHENS, Texas -- Individuals or organizations that have made a lasting contribution to freshwater fishing in Texas may be nominated through February 27 for induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. |
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| Game Wardens Continue Search for Missing Boater on Richland Chambers Lake |
| CORSICANA, Texas -- Texas game wardens continue to search Richland Chambers Lake today for the victim of a boating accident that occurred early Sunday morning. |
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| Lake Conroe Produces Budweiser ShareLunker; New Junior State Record |
| ATHENS, Texas-Teenager Kyle Nitschke of Willis caught Budweiser ShareLunker No. 456 from Lake Conroe December 13. |
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| Game Wardens Arrest Men for Illegal Deer Trapping, Sale |
| AUSTIN, Texas -- Game wardens in the Special Operations Unit of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Law Enforcement Division have arrested six men and executed two search warrants as part of Operation Texas Shuffle, a year-long investigation into the black market deer trade in Texas. |
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| BUCHANAN |
| Water clear; 62 degrees; 15.60' low. Black bass are good on black Curb's hair jigs, watermelon red JDC curl tail grubs on jigheads, and suspending crankbaits over deeper rock piles along ledges and points in 8 - 20 feet. Striped bass are good drifting live shad, and jigging Spoiler Shad swim baits and Pirk Minnows near Garrett Island in 28 - 40 feet. White bass are slow to fair jigging Tiny Traps and Pirk Minnows. Crappie are slow on live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow. |
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| CANYON LAKE |
| Water clear; 61 degrees; 11.02' low. Black bass are good on Texas rigged Red Shad worms, pumpkin JDC drop shot worms, and tubes on jigheads in stickups in 6 - 15 feet. Striped bass are fair jigging Pirk Minnows and trolling Gizz 4's or Shad Raps on down riggers over humps in the lower end of the lake in 40 - 60 feet. White bass are fair but small on blade baits along main lake bluffs. Smallmouth bass are very good on Tomato Red JDC grubs, smoke/red flake tubes on jigheads, and smoke drop shot worms along main lake points and bluff ledges. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are slow. |
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| COLORADO RIVER |
| (Above Lake Buchanan) Water clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, stinkbait, and shrimp in deep holes. |
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| GRANGER |
| Water murky; 50 degrees; 3.52' low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver at night. Blue catfish are good on shad and prepared baits. Yellow catfish are slow. |
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| LBJ |
| Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.16' low. Black bass are fair to good on black/blue Curb's jigs and green pumpkin tubes on docks. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads in the channel near the power plant. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles under heated docks. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are slow. |
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| TRAVIS |
| Water clear; 64 degrees; 25.31' low. Black bass to 3 pounds are good on chrome jigging spoons, black jigs, and smoke grubs in 28 - 45 feet. Striped bass to 5 pounds are fair on minnows and chrome spoons in 30 - 40 feet. White bass are good on minnows and chrome jigging spoons in 35 - 50 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and pink and white tube jigs in 38 - 48 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 10 pounds are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait in 32 - 48 feet. Yellow catfish are slow. |
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| WALTER E. LONG |
| Water stained; 65 degrees. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Yellow catfish are slow. |
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| 2009 San Antonio Boat Show |
| This year's version of the San Antonio Boat Show runs from January 29 - February 1 at the Alamodome. During the four-day show, San Antonio area residents and visitors are... |
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| 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon |
| Sunday, January 18 is the 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon. This event, which began in 1972 with 113 runners, has grown into the largest single sporting event in the city of... |
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| 2009 Austin Boat Show |
| Held at Austin Convention Center, the Austin Boat Show begins just four days after the Houston Boat Show ends, running January 15-18, giving visitors to the Lone Star State an... |
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| 2009 San Antonio Mud Festival |
| The San Antonio River, home to the famous Riverwalk, is drained each January. But, even without water in the river, San Antonio still manages to find a way to throw... |
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| 2009 World's Longest Causeway Run |
| One of the most unique running events in Texas, the World's Longest Causeway Run and Wellness Walk takes runners and walkers from Port Isabel to South Padre Island across the... |
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| 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic |
| This annual postseason game has showcased top college football talent for seven decades. Kicking off 2009 in the Dallas for the 73rd annual Cotton Bowl will be the Ole Miss... |
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| 2009 Houston International Boat Show |
| The largest boat show in Texas, the Houston International Boat, Sport and Travel Show kicks off January 2, 2009 and lasts for 10 days. Held at Reliant Center, the Houston... |
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| 2008 Sun Bowl |
| December 31 is the date for the 2008 edition of the Brut Sun Bowl. Held in El Paso, the Sun Bowl has proven to be one of the more entertaining... |
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| Texas Hill Country Regional Lighting Trail |
| The Texas Hill Country communities of Boerne, Burnet, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, Goldwaite, Johnson City, Llano, Marble Falls, New Braunfels, Round Mountain and Wimberley are all part of the Hill Country... |
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| 2008 Alamo Bowl |
| San Antonio's annual showcase of college football action, the Alamo Bowl, has been thrilling fans in the Alamo City for more than a decade. This year's game is set for... |
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| Woman killed in parking lot; body found at Mt. Bonnell; rain coming |
| AUSTIN |
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| Macabre relic from '50s rock era to be sold on eBay |
| One of rock 'n' roll's most macabre historical artifacts will go on the block when the family of the late 1950s pop star J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson auctions his coffin on eBay sometime in the next few weeks — almost 50 years after "the day the music died." |
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| Texas woman birded her way through 2008 |
| Fort Worth attorney Lynn Barber started last year with a common loon on the Texas Gulf Coast and ended with a rufous-capped warbler in Arizona. |
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| New Braunfels woman, 21, dies in Comal wreck |
| COMAL COUNTY |
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| Teenage girl gets 2 life terms in family slayings |
| A teenage girl has been given two life sentences and an additional 25 years in prison for her role in the murders of her mother and two young brothers in the family's home. |
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| Man with 5 kids in car tried to outrun police, officials say |
| TRAVIS COUNTY |
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| New law calls for fire-safe cigarettes |
| SMOKING |
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| Del Valle standoff ends peacefully; 2 dead at end of Valley kidnapping incident |
| DEL VALLE |
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| Teen arrested in Circle C stabbing, robbery |
| Tyler police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the stabbing of a 13-year-old during a home invasion-style robbery this week in the Circle C Ranch neighborhood in Southwest Austin, according to Austin police. |
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| Victims in Bastrop crash ID'd; man arrested after car chase near Georgetown |
| BASTROP COUNTY |
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| Relatives blame racial profiling for shooting |
| HARRIS COUNTY |
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| Mexican drug cartel suspects extradited |
| Mexico sent 10 drug smuggling suspects to the United States on Wednesday, capping an already record year for extraditions between the two countries. |
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| Three people die in Bastrop County |
| AUSTIN |
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| Mom's death ruled suicide |
| DALLAS |
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| Houston red-light cameras blamed for wreck increase |
| A study of red-light cameras in Houston showed that traffic accidents doubled at those intersections in the first year after they were put in. |
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| Man killed in Central Austin fire |
| AUSTIN |
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| Austin to consider comprehensive growth plan |
| When Austin last approved a comprehensive growth plan, the Armadillo World Headquarters was still standing, MoPac ended at Far West Boulevard and the city's population was half of what it is today. |
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| Austin man dies in single-vehicle crash; Milam County man reported shot breaking into home. |
| AUSTIN |
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| Central Texas Digest |
| CORPUS CHRISTI |
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| Former county judge guided Blanco courthouse renovation |
| Former Blanco County Judge George Eldridge Byars Jr., who oversaw a renovation of the county courthouse and worked to "bring the county into the 21st century," died Thursday. He was 77. |
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| 2009 San Antonio Boat Show |
| This year's version of the San Antonio Boat Show runs from January 29 - February 1 at the Alamodome. During the four-day show, San Antonio area residents and visitors are... |
| |
| 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon |
| Sunday, January 18 is the 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon. This event, which began in 1972 with 113 runners, has grown into the largest single sporting event in the city of... |
| |
| 2009 Austin Boat Show |
| Held at Austin Convention Center, the Austin Boat Show begins just four days after the Houston Boat Show ends, running January 15-18, giving visitors to the Lone Star State an... |
| |
| 2009 San Antonio Mud Festival |
| The San Antonio River, home to the famous Riverwalk, is drained each January. But, even without water in the river, San Antonio still manages to find a way to throw... |
| |
| 2009 World's Longest Causeway Run |
| One of the most unique running events in Texas, the World's Longest Causeway Run and Wellness Walk takes runners and walkers from Port Isabel to South Padre Island across the... |
| |
| 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic |
| This annual postseason game has showcased top college football talent for seven decades. Kicking off 2009 in the Dallas for the 73rd annual Cotton Bowl will be the Ole Miss... |
| |
| 2009 Houston International Boat Show |
| The largest boat show in Texas, the Houston International Boat, Sport and Travel Show kicks off January 2, 2009 and lasts for 10 days. Held at Reliant Center, the Houston... |
| |
| 2008 Sun Bowl |
| December 31 is the date for the 2008 edition of the Brut Sun Bowl. Held in El Paso, the Sun Bowl has proven to be one of the more entertaining... |
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| Texas Hill Country Regional Lighting Trail |
| The Texas Hill Country communities of Boerne, Burnet, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, Goldwaite, Johnson City, Llano, Marble Falls, New Braunfels, Round Mountain and Wimberley are all part of the Hill Country... |
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| 2008 Alamo Bowl |
| San Antonio's annual showcase of college football action, the Alamo Bowl, has been thrilling fans in the Alamo City for more than a decade. This year's game is set for... |
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