While most of the changes under discussion could be described as fine-tuning, snook and rays could get new protective limits.

Oil rigs around the world are habitats for marine species. When they stop producing oil, should they be removed or allowed to ...

This is for federally permitted charter boats only and does not apply to recreational fisherman, nor charters without the ...

Specifically, the 2024 Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishing season in federal waters---for vessels with federal for-hire (charter/head boat) reef fish permits--- will reopen on Saturday at 12:01 a.m.

Capt. Greg Ball with Wave Dancer Charters shared some good news for those of you who like to catch red snapper. Red Snapper season for federally permitted charter boats is ...

Well folks, it’s November now. We’re more than a month into fall and still seeing daytime temperatures in the 80s. While I spoke with several folks who consider that as not good (they wouldn’t say it ...

We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as ...

No fish has generated as much debate as the red snapper. Anyway, the fear among the commercial and recreational offshore angling world is a complete pen-to-paper shutdown of all bottom-fishing in ...

“Using the red snapper fishery as a stalking horse, NOAA Fisheries is preparing to take the highly unusual step of a Secretarial Amendment to impose draconian fishing closures on angler ...

Texas A&M University is the highest-ranked school in the state, followed by Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin, in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in ...

Per the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, longline fishing is not a legal method or device for taking fish in the state as it can be harmful to marine life and the environment. When discarded ...

The map shared online moderately exaggerated the size of Texas; however it was more or less an accurate representation of the state's vastness. A photo shared to Facebook on Oct. 11, 2024 ...