In recent weeks I have written about the interim committee charges for the 32 standing committees. Each committee meets during the interim in order to hear testimony regarding its charges. Recently, the House Committee on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, of which I am a member, met in Austin to hear from the state agencies it oversees: Texas Parks and Wildlife; the State Library and Archives Commission; and the State Preservation Board.
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Whether it is a lack of threadfin shad, zebra muscles, lake elevation, climate, or all of the above, one thing is for sure, the fishing has never been this good this late in the summer. Don’t get me wrong, summer fishing can be great and we normally catch lots of big fish but this year is definitely and exception because we’re still catching fish like it is spring except they are all over 20”. . . .
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