DSHS issues fish advisory for Village Creek near Beaumont
     The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued an advisory warning people to limit their consumption of crappie, gar and largemouth bass from Village Creek in Hardin County near Beaumont.
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Invasive species watch: crazy ants
By Clay Carrington
     Clay Arrington of the Nature Conservancy of Texas talks about crazy ants and the damage they have caused across the Gulf Coast from Houston to San Antonio
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Texas by Nature
The Nature Conservancy of Texas offers a series of weekly columns about the natural wonders of the Lone Star State, how Texans can get out to enjoy nature and ways they can help protect the Earth. Called “Texas By Nature,” the columns are freely distributed with permission granted for use in your publication and will be sent to you accompanied by photos on a monthly basis.
     Texas by Nature PSA cartoons: Attwater's prairie chickens
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Conditions to improve in Georgia, but more flooding problems in South likely
By Alex Sosnowski
     State College, Pa. -- 23 September 2009 -- AccuWeather.com reports conditions will improve in the hard hit Atlanta area and the southern Appalachians in the short term. However, more flooding problems lie ahead for the South.
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Statement regarding National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26
     “The Nature Conservancy of Texas is a proud supporter of National Public Lands Day. Public Lands are the ultimate gift from one generation to the next. Preserving the stunning natural beauty of the Lone Star State is our gift and our obligation to future generations of Texans. 
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Bluegill anglers catch fun and prizes at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
     A father/son team from Athens takes home first place; a mother/son team from Brownsboro takes third
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State-Fish Art Expo coming to Texas
     The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) has agreed to host the 2010 national State-Fish Art expo next July. Last year 624 Texas students in grades 4—12 submitted entries, a fourth of all the entries nationwide.
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TPWD news briefs
     News briefs from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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