From a spring fishing academy to a new attraction in the works for the beach area to state parks’ 100th anniversary, Kevin McDonald sees considerable promise for Hungry Mother State ...

The Toyota ShareLunker program kicked off February with two Legacy Class lunkers caught on consecutive days. Lady Bird Lake ...

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"It is the biggest fish I have ever caught and seen". A Central Texas teen is still reeling after catching an enormous ...

There's only one word to be used to describe this past weekend's weather, fabulous! If you didn't spend time outdoors, you sure missed some of the best weather so far this year. Looking ahead to this ...

A largemouth bass recently caught in Downtown Austin might just be a new state record. On Wednesday, Austin resident Willie Pipkin reeled in a largemouth bass weighing 14.05 pounds with a 27.75-inch ...

A total of 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up for election in 2024. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 19-12 to 20-11. All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up ...

Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing ... with Texas rig worms, wacky rig senko and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are slow on small jigs over deep brush 25 feet. Report by Reagan Nelson, Lake ...

A few reports of males coming up into Kickapoo and Neches, but not a run yet. Report by Jim Beggerly, Jim’s Fishing Lake Palestine.

PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation announced that the westbound I-2 Sugar Road exit ramp, in Pharr will be closed. The ramp closure will begin Tuesday at 10 a ...

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a record low. Protesters unload signs and speakers outside of the Texas ...