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Central Texas Now Has Airtanker Base to Help Fight Wildfires

February 17, 2017 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp joined State Rep. John Cyrier and officials with the Texas A&M Forest Service on Thursday to unveil the newly established Austin Airtanker Base at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

The base is the first, state-funded portable airtanker base in Central Texas and is able to accommodate even the largest of aircraft used to drop fire retardant during wildfires. While it is based in Austin, it is portable in order to move to other parts of the state as needed.

U.S. Forest Service Warns Drone Users to Steer Away from Fire

February 17, 2017 - Flying drones is a fast-growing hobby, but Forest Service officials are warning that drones are becoming a fast-growing problem for firefighters doing their job.

While unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, may be flown in many places in the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT), there are areas where they can’t be flown by federal law and in accordance with FAA guidelines.

Covey Park Announces Acquisition of Additional Haynesville Assets from Chesapeake Energy for $465 Million

February 16, 2017 Dallas – Covey Park Energy LLC  (“Covey Park”), a Dallas, Texas-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announced February 15, 2017 the closing of the acquisition of additional assets located in the Haynesville shale area of North Louisiana from Chesapeake Exploration, LLC and related companies (“Chesapeake”) for $465 million.

Planning Your Garden

Photo by Shelby County TodayFebruary 15, 2017 - It is that time of year many get the itch to plant a backyard vegetable garden. We’ll look at the pictures and dream of bringing in armloads of fresh produce.

But before you begin, let’s talk about your preparations:

The History and Recent Finding of Screwworms

February 14, 2017 - Last October, a press release from the Florida Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of screwworms in deer on a wildlife refuge. This local infestation of New World screwworms caused a good bit of alarm for livestock producers as well as wildlife enthusiasts at the very southern end of Florida.  

Around these parts, only the very senior ranchers and outdoorsmen may remember the screwworm, also called blowflies, when it was a problem here.  

Rep. Paddie's Capitol Update

February 14, 2017 - This week saw the Texas Senate pass the sanctuary cities bill as well as the ethics bill that Gov. Abbott designated as emergency items. Those important bills will now pass over to the House where we will give them consideration and send them on to the Governor for his signature.

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