Outdoor Recreation

Keep Umbrella Handy – It’s Gonna Rain
Keep Umbrella Handy – It’s Gonna Rain
Keep Umbrella Handy – It’s Gonna Rain
It's official.  It WILL rain in east Texas tonight and over the weekend.  Plan on it. People who're planning to go to a football game today and tomorrow would be wise to take their rain gear.
Budget Cuts May Force State Parks to Close
Budget Cuts May Force State Parks to Close
Budget Cuts May Force State Parks to Close
Here we go again. The legislative session is coming in January, and we're hearing the usual predictions of budgetary doom and gloom.  This year we are hearing that if the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department doesn't get the money it needs, nearly two dozen state parks may have to close.
Anger Over Lake Naconiche Publicity Stunt
Anger Over Lake Naconiche Publicity Stunt
Anger Over Lake Naconiche Publicity Stunt
The Lufkin News reports some Nacogdoches County landowners and fisher folk are upset, and say they felt betrayed when county commissioners allowed a popular Texas bass fishing TV show early access to Lake Naconiche several days before the official opening date.
Seven People Charged With Fishing Fraud
Seven People Charged With Fishing Fraud
Seven People Charged With Fishing Fraud
Yes there is such a thing as "fishing fraud", and people who're caught doing it are in a heap of trouble.  The Brownsville Herald reports that's what seven people learned when fishing tournament judges caught them at it on South Padre island earlier this month.
Red Tide Causes Big Fish Kill in the Gulf
Red Tide Causes Big Fish Kill in the Gulf
Red Tide Causes Big Fish Kill in the Gulf
The "red tide" has returned.  State officials say this naturally occurring toxic algal bloom is responsible for all the dead fish that washed up on Texas beaches over the weekend.

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