Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas*

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	Arch "Beaver" Aplin III	Lake Jackson, 02-01-2023
Vice Chair	Richard "Dick" Scott	Wimberley, 02-01-2029
Commissioner(s)	James Abell	Tyler, 02-01-2025
	Oliver J. Bell	Houston, 02-01-2029
	Paul Foster	El Paso, 02-01-2027
	Anna Benavides Galo	Laredo, 02-01-2027
	Jeff Hildebrand	Houston, 02-01-2025
	Bobby Patton	Fort Worth, 02-01-2025
	Blake Rowling	Dallas, 02-01-2027
Chairman-Emeritus(s)	Lee Marshall Bass	Fort Worth
	T. Dan Friedkin	Houston

Notes

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the State’s lead agency in protecting Texas’ fish and wildlife resources and providing outdoor recreation. The agency’s main goals include:

• improving access to the outdoors;

• preserving, conserving, managing, operating, and promoting agency sites for recreational opportunities, biodiversity, and cultural heritage;

• assisting landowners in managing land for wildlife habitat;

• increasing participation and enhancing the quality of hunting, fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation; and

• maintaining or improving water quality and quantity to support the needs of fish, wildlife, and recreation.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2033.