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News-desk briefs whose primary water is Texas.

Laws & Licensing TXNews deskSeptember 28, 2026
Trinity River alligator gar harvest drawing closes Sept. 30
TPWD’s drawing for one alligator gar over 48 inches on the Trinity, from the I-30 bridge in Dallas to I-10 in Chambers County, takes applications through Sept. 30. The department is offering 150 authorizations. Winners are notified by Oct. 15.
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US Fishing TXNews deskSeptember 23, 2026
Texas opens Habitat and Angler Access proposals for the FY 2028–29 cycle
TPWD is taking Habitat and Angler Access Program proposals for fiscal years 2028–29. The release’s filing instructions run from 5 p.m. CDT Sept. 18 through 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31, 2026; an earlier line in the same release says Dec. 31, 2027.
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Laws & Licensing TXNews deskSeptember 21, 2026
Lake Fort Phantom Hill classified fully infested with zebra mussels
Texas Parks and Wildlife has classified Lake Fort Phantom Hill, north of Abilene, as fully infested with zebra mussels as of Sept. 1 — the state's strongest designation. KACU reported the find Sept. 17. Drinking water is safe; the worry is intakes and boats.
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Laws & Licensing TXNews deskSeptember 17, 2026
Galveston red tide bloom monitored; menhaden and mullet in the kill
TPWD’s Sept. 14 release: a red tide bloom reported off Galveston since Sept. 8 is being sampled from Crystal Beach to Bolivar Roads and along southern Galveston Island. Cells are moderate to high; the kill is mostly Gulf menhaden and striped mullet.
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US Fishing TXNews deskSeptember 11, 2026
Texas mid-coast: Freeport-to-Matagorda trout and reds on the Sept. 11 Reel Report
Capt. David Dillman’s Sept. 11 Galveston Daily News Reel Report says speckled trout and redfish are chewing from Freeport reefs to the Matagorda surf, with gigging flounder still good ahead of the first cool front.
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