If approved, the bill would take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
HOUSTON — A Texas lawmaker has filed a bill that would abolish Texas Parks and Wildlife.
State Rep. Pat Curry (R-Waco) filed House Bill 4938, which would transfer the functions of TPWD to other state agencies. The bill would also disburse the funds designated to the department to the agencies that take over those responsibilities.
The authority would go to, according to the bill, “…the General Land Office, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Public Safety and their applicable commissioner or governing body in accordance with this Act.”
If it passes, the bill would go into effect on September 1, 2025.
If you want to read the text of Rep. Curry’s bill, we have it embedded below.