Bastrop is Back! BASTROP, TX (TPWD) — Pictured here is a shade shelter originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps at Bastrop State Park during the 1930s, which has become a symbol of the remarkable recovery of the popular Lost Pines park in Central Texas, from what became the most severe wildfire in Texas...
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By Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Texas Parks and Wildlife, the state agency charged with the welfare of animals in their natural habitat didn’t have enough respect for 11 domestic horses to give them a quick and painless death. Instead, on the orders of park superintendent Barrett Darst of Big Bend Ranch State Park,...
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Story and Photo by Steven Long HOUSTON, (Horseback) – Texas Parks and Wildlife joins the Texas Department of Corrections in a state agency disposal method for eliminating surplus horses that many Texans are certain to find offensive. Eleven horses from the stables of Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas’ largest recreation area, are being...
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AUSTIN, (TPWD) - Samples from two mule deer recently taken in far West Texas have been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). These are the first cases of CWD detected in Texas deer. Wildlife officials believe the event is currently isolated in a remote part of the state near the New Mexico border....
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Battleship TEXAS Celebrates Christening Centennial LA PORTE, (TPWD) – On the opening weekend of the Hollywood blockbuster “Battleship” come be a part of history as we celebrate the centennial of the launching of the nation’s oldest battleship. Battleship TEXAS was launched May 18, 1912 and will be celebrating 100 years afloat with a cake...
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By R.T. Fitch Photos by Terry Fitch AUSTIN, (Straight From the Horse’s Heart) – R.T. Fitch with “Nancy” and Marjorie Farabee pulled by “Ms. Abby” during March for Mercy at Texas State Capitol The day before Easter, Texas Wild Burro Advocates and domesticated donkeys converged upon Austin, Texas to march in protest against Texas Parks and...
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TODD MISSION, (Wild Burro Freedom Federation) – The Wild Burro Protection League Ride For Life is taking place on January 18th in Austin TX, at the Capitol. We are delivering the 103,000 signatures and comments to Governor Rick Perry and Lt. cytotec drug use Governor David Dewhurst at 1:00 PM. At noon we will...
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Monday, December 03, 2007 5:21 PM Grahame Jones Subject: RE: Burro Trapping The attachment is an Office Memorandum dated today cytotec drug use from _____. Here is the body of the memo. In August 2006 we formed a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service {APHIS}, Presidio office...
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Record heat, drought, wildfires spark call for park visits, donations, park visitor revenue, park visitation AUSTIN, (TPWD) – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department today hosted 11 news conferences at different locations across the state, appealing to the public to visit state parks and make donations to help offset a revenue loss caused by...
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Editor’s Note: Our friend Marge Hughes lives in one of the most remote regions of the United States, the mile high Big Bend gateway town of Marfa, Texas. cytotec drug use When she learned that Texas Parks and Wildlife was killing burros that wander into the vast Big Bend Ranch State Park from across the...
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