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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department urge anglers to practice catch and release to help recover the population of fish in the bay systems.

Marine enthusiasts and local authorities are working tirelessly to help our coastal marine life as the high mortality that a freeze can cause may deplete fish stocks for years.

Arctic cold front impacting all of Texas Wire reports North Texas Five of the six people killed in a Fort Worth crash involving more than 100 vehicles have been identified, as lawmakers called for an investigation into whether the roads were properly treated for icy weather. Thursday’s pileup was the most staggering of the crashes that dotted ice-slicked roads across Dallas-Fort Worth. The crash north of downtown Fort Worth, which was reported just after 6 a.m., occurred in the southbound TEX...

Texas coastal areas will be closed to fishing due to freeze Matt Wyatt, Staff writer Areas on the Texas coast are being closed to fishing while an arctic blast sweeps much of the country, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced Saturday. The closure will take effect at midnight on Monday through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. "The high mortality that a freeze can cause may deplete fish stocks for years," Robin Riechers, director of TPWD’s coastal fisheries division, said in a relea...

TPWD temporarily closes fishing on Texas Coast The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has issued a temporary closure to saltwater fishing along parts of the Texas coast due to freezing weather conditions. Credit: kiii staff Author: KIII Staff Updated: 12:36 PM CST February 13, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has issued a temporary closure to saltwater fishing along parts of the Texas coast to protect resources during freezing weath...