Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for March 24-25, 2021

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The March Commission Meeting is a remote streaming event only.
Learn how to access the meeting and how to give public testimony to the Commission.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

9:30 a.m. — Work Session

• Work Session, Live audio and by teleconferencing
• Executive Session, Closed session by teleconference line only

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

9:30 a.m. — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, March 25, 2021
9:30 a.m.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Live audio and by teleconferencing

S. Reed Morian, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Executive Director

Approval of Minutes from the Commission Meeting held January 21, 2021

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts

1. ACTION – Rule Review – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes and Completed Rule Review – James Murphy
   • Chapter 57 – Fisheries
   • Chapter 58 – Oysters, Shrimp, and Finfish
   • Chapter 65 – Wildlife
2. ACTION – 2021–2022 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Ken Kurzawski, Dakus Geeslin
3. ACTION – 2021-2022 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird Proclamations – Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes – Shawn Gray, Shaun Oldenburger, Alan Cain
4. ACTION – Acceptance of Donation of Land – Fort Bend County – Approximately 300 Acres at Brazos Bend State Park – Ted Hollingsworth
5. ACTION – Grant of Drainage Easement – Hidalgo County – Approximately 1 Acre at the Estero Llano Grande State Park – Ted Hollingsworth
6. ACTION – Disposition of Land – Harrison County – Approximately 7 Acres at the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area – Ted Hollingsworth
7. ACTION – Land Acquisition Strategy – Bastrop County – Approximately 150 Acres at Bastrop State Park – Trey Vick
8. ACTION – Acquisition of Land – Anderson County – Approximately 430 Acres at the Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area – Jason Estrella
9. BRIEFING – The Texas Nature Trackers Program and the City Nature Challenge – Dr. Tania Homayoun