Texas Parks & Wildlife TV Program - Weekly schedule and show descriptions for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has recently been updated.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, sending the most significant collection of conservation measures to come before Congress in a quarter of a century to President Obama for his signature.

Texas Parks & Wildlife TV Program - Weekly schedule and show descriptions for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has recently been updated.

By a margin of 77-20, The U.S. Senate voted for a second time yesterday to approve the Omnibus Public Land Protection Act of 2009-a collection of bills vital to sportsmen and women from coast to coast.

The Louisiana/Texas Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Toledo Bend in Many, Louisiana, March 28 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Fishing fans across the country will want to track down Elite Series pro Bill Lowen this season. The reason? He is giving away free products from The Rod Guard™ and Buck Knives at all Elite Series events.

Collegiate anglers will have the opportunity to win up to $1,000 in Cabela's gift cards at bass tournaments held nationwide during 2009. The BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship and regional events sanctioned by the Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) will qualify.

Continued dry range conditions throughout much of the state this spring could have a negative impact on wild turkey production and hunting prospects, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.

When James Niggemeyer of Van, Texas, left the dock Sunday morning for a 3 ½-hour fish-off against fellow Texan Jerrel Pringle, the Bassmaster Elite Series pro worried that heavy cloud cover would kill his sight-fishing bite and the victory would slip away at the Bassmaster Central Open on Toledo Bend Reservoir.