Outdoors Fire Threat Today, Storms Loom in West Texas West Texas faces elevated fire risks today amid warm, breezy weather, with severe storm chances rising late Friday into Saturday. Read more
Outdoors Concho Valley Braces for Storms: Texas Activates Statewide Emergency Resources Concho Valley braces for severe storms. Read more
Outdoors Thunderstorms Forecast for San Angelo Area This Week Marginal risk Wednesday, slight risk Thursday with hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes possible; wet weekend ahead for San Angelo region. Read more
Outdoors Severe Thunderstorms Possible in West Central Texas This Week Warm week ahead with rain chances rising midweek. Read more
Outdoors Unseasonably Hot Weekend Ahead With Record Highs Possible Unseasonably hot weekend ahead for West Central Texas — record February highs possible in Abilene & San Angelo. Read more
Outdoors TPWD Weekly Area Fishing Report Here is this week's area fishing report from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Read more
Outdoors TPWD Proposes Major Hunting Changes for 2026-27 Seasons Dove season shifts in South Zone, turkey limits tighten statewide, more doe days in 21 counties—comment by March 26. Read more
Outdoors New Palo Pinto Mountains State Park to Open Sunday The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is opening the gates to the new Palo Pinto Mountains State Park on Sunday, March 1. Read more
Outdoors Elevated to Near-Critical Fire Weather Risk Grips West Central Texas Today Elevated to near-critical fire weather risk TODAY across West Central TX. Read more
Outdoors Fisherman Catches Record Fifth Legacy ShareLunker From Lake Ivie A fisherman reeled in a 13.51-pound bass from O.H. Ivie Reservoir on Saturday, marking the record fifth Legacy Class ShareLunker he has caught. Read more
Outdoors Timely Rain is Key to the 2026 White Bass Run Strong populations and reconnecting rivers set the stage, but TPWD says one good rain event may be the trigger for prime fishing this spring. Read more
Outdoors More Than 700 Rainbow Trout Stocked in Concho River Downtown More than 700 rainbow trout were stocked in the Concho River downtown Friday, Feb. 20, by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in the final planned trout stocking of the season. Read more
