Oyster season opening delayed in some areas
     The opening of oyster season in 17 areas of Texas coastal waters will be delayed because of excessive rainfall or red tide, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced today.
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TPWD begins annual hunting and fishing process
     Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff briefed the Regulations Committee of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Nov. 4 on possible changes designed to increase recreational opportunity and further enhance the state’s fish and wildlife resources.
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Award-Winning Outdoor Photography on Display at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
The winning entries from the Outdoor Writers of America Association (OWAA) annual craft competition include both color and black-and-white images in five categories: scenic, flora, people, action and fauna.
         ATHENS, Texas—Photographs representing the best work of outdoor photographers from across the nation will be on display at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center through December 13.
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Beauty of fall leaves worth the wait
Trees are beginning to turn
      NACOGDOCHES – Autumn may come to the Piney Woods a little later than most places, but the kaleidoscope of color it brings is well worth the wait.  
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Giant Salvinia Moves Deeper into Toledo Bend Reservoir
Runoff from recent rains flushes plants into main lake.
       ATHENS, Texas—A ribbon of giant salvinia and water hyacinth 200 to 300 yards wide and more than a mile long is floating down the middle of Toledo Bend Reservoir.
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