Texas is home to some of the biggest fish ever caught, from ocean predators to freshwater giants. But with new deregulations ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect six species of Texas freshwater mussels under the Endangered Species Act. The Service also proposed designating 1,944 river miles as ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized protections today for seven Texas species of freshwater mussels. The Texas pimpleback, Guadalupe orb, Texas fatmucket, Guadalupe fatmucket, false spike and ...

When I began fishing, Texas had one hatchery—Heart of the Hills near Mountain Home. A rising human population required more ...

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Inland Fisheries Division has stocked nearly 27 million fish, comprising 17 different species, subspecies, or hybrids, ...

While their white blooms signal the arrival of spring, they emit an unpleasant odor reminiscent of rotten fish — and that's not even their biggest issue. Commonly planted across Texas by ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Biden Administration for designating seven species of freshwater mussels found only in Central Texas as threatened or endangered in June ...