Parks & Wildlife Department

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages and conserves the natural and cultural resources of Texas and provides opportunities, such as hunting and fishing. The department operates a coastal fisheries division that manages the marine fishery resources of Texas. It maintains an infrastructure division that provides project management, professional planning, design, construction and technical services for other divisions of the department. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department operates an inland fisheries division that is responsible for managing the state's diverse freshwater fisheries resources. This division's activities include fisheries management and research, ecosystem and habitat assessment and environmental contaminant analysis. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department additionally maintains a state parks division that protects, interprets and manages cultural and natural resources statewide. The department maintains a location in Fort Davis, Texas.