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Texas Parks and Wildlife announced Wednesday that parks across the state are beginning to return to normal capacity.

At least 3.8 million fish killed by winter weather on Texas coast

If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they may die when water temperatures reach a certain threshold. After the first fish kill was reported in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) biologists began the process of assessing kills across multiple bay systems on the coast. Impacts to Fish from Feb. 2021 Event  An estimated minimum of 3.8 million fish were killed on the Texas coast during the Feb. 2021 freeze event. This...

At least 3.8 million fish on Texas coast killed by winter storm, TPWD says Upper and Lower Laguna Madre bays in South Texas were hit the hardest Updated:  Tags:  Substantial coastal flooding seen at Padre Island National Seashore. (National Park Service Photos) SAN ANTONIO – The winter freeze killed nearly 4 million fish along the Texas coast in what officials are calling the largest fish kill event since the 1980s. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials released the grim news on Wed...

Our beautiful state parks will soon be returning to normal when it comes to capacity.

Bulldogs rally past Lakers in playoff opener Sports Editor - Salmon Press Newspapers Ryan Bousquet (left) of Laconia-Winnisquam-Inter-Lakes tries to control the puck as Belmont-Gilfords Brady Logan looks to knock it away in playoff action last week. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) ( click for larger version) March 11, 2021LACONIA — The two teams that call the Merrill Fay Arena home took to the arenas ice on Wednesday, March 3, for the opening round of the Division III tournament. While the Laconi...

Following Gov. Greg Abbott’s reopening order, Texas Parks and Wildlife says state parks have begun a strategic and thoughtful process of expanding capacity statewide.

With the recent issuance of Governor Abbott's Executive Order, state parks across the Lone Star State are slowly expanding capacity

Red tide season usually lasts from October to around February, but the current red tide has stayed along the coast for around 10 months, killing massive amounts of fish as well as sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark swimming in the area. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Texas – Millions of fish along the Texas Coast were killed during the winter storm, according to the Texas and Wildlife Department. An estimated minimum of 3.8 million fish were killed during the Feb. 2021 freeze event. Ac...

Texas has removed the statewide mask mandate and is allowing all businesses to operate at 100%, but that's all easier said than done for state parks.