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TEXAS GAME WARDENS OFF
TEXAS GAME WARDENS OFF THE PAVEMENT From the frontier to the front line, Texas game wardens have answered the call for 125 years. BY STEPHANIE SALINAS GARCIA, TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPT. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPT. & THE TEXAS GAME WARDENS For 125 years, “Law Enforcement Off the Pavement” has been more than a motto for Texas game wardens — it’s the core of what they do day and night to protect Texans and the state’s natural resources. In a state this size, it’s a massive, coordinated operation. More than 550 game wardens (stationed in all 254 counties) patrol about 11 million miles of roads and coastline and everything in between. “Our game wardens have a long and storied history of conservation law enforcement in our state, beginning with the first wardens hired to stop the overexploitation of oysters in Galveston Bay,” says Carter Smith, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director. “I am proud to say that our game wardens are still working to protect oysters in Galveston Bay, plus a whole lot more, 125 years later.” 52 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 53
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