State Representative Pat Curry said House Bill 4938 was meant to "shine a light" on the department and open discussion on ...

A state lawmaker has decided he will not move forward with a controversial bill he filed to eliminate the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and transfer its responsibilities to three other agencies.

If passed, House Bill 4938 would get rid of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Its duties and employees would transfer ...

In a post on Facebook, State Rep. Pat Curry said the bill he filed, HB 4938, was done so as a mechanism to bring TPWD to the ...

The 89th Texas Legislature is in session. For those who may not have heard, there is a bill in the mix that has spurred some ...

House Bill 4938, filed March 13 and sponsored by Rep. Pat Curry (R-Waco), seeks the “abolishment of the Parks and Wildlife ...

According to its text, House Bill 4938 if passed would get rid of the department by redirecting their duties to other state ...

Under the legislation, House Bill 4938, the General Land Office would regulate parks, natural areas, wildlife management areas, fish hatcheries, historic sites and other public lands and bodies of ...

HB 4938 by Pat Curry wants to eliminate the Parks and Wildlife Department and wants to put it in the hands of other state ...

Department of Public Safety: "Enforcement of this code, game wardens or water safety, including the operation of [most] ...

ABILENE, Texas — A proposed Texas House Bill, HB 4938, considers getting rid of the Parks and Wildlife Department and Commission. If the bill passes, the functions of the PWDC would be ...