Austin -

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved $1.81 million in federal matching funds for boat ramp projects at two state parks and in seven communities. It also okayed $894,700 in boat ramp funding for Luling and Gonzales conditioned on future receipt of additional federal freshwater boating access funds.

Austin -

Roy T. Brockway of Kaufman is the envy of his co-workers in the Plano Fire Department after being selected the latest winner in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s lifetime license promotion drawing.

Texas -

The Texas Wildlife Association welcomes Mary Pearl Meuth to its Conservation Legacy team. Mary Pearl will be working as an independent contractor in the Houston and surrounding area. Her focus will be youth education.

NEWTOWN, Conn. -

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has announced that Doug Painter, former president and chief executive officer and NSSF's longest-serving employee, will retire on March 31, 2011. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry.

Austin -

The one-hour video documentary “The State of the Gulf—America’s Sea” will air in late February on all Texas public television stations, taking a broad look at the Gulf of Mexico almost a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Texas -

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

FAIRFAX, VA -

The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce the winners of its George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest. The contest, which has been running annually since 1987, is open to students in grades 1 through 12, including home-schooled children. NRA membership is not required to enter. A record-setting number of entries were received this year, reaching a total of

Dallas -

Since 2006, Dallas Safari Club (DSC) has granted more than $750,000 in funding for wildlife and habitat conservation, youth and public education, and hunter advocacy programs within the state of Texas.

Austin -

Two in-depth articles in the December issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine quote various experts about possible long-term impacts to marine life from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The articles showcase coral reefs and other Gulf of Mexico treasures not widely known that could be affected by the spill.

Texas -

It is the season of thanks in this great country. A uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving originally celebrated the bounty of the season and the gifts provided by the fields, forests and waters.