AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas House Representative has filed a bill to abolish the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and transfer its functions and duties to other state agencies.
State Rep. Pat Curry, who represents Texas House District 56 near Waco, filed the bill on Thursday.
HB 4938, if passed, would abolish the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and transfer its functions to the Texas General Land Office, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Public Safety…