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A look into TPWD’s annual budget, where the money goes and top brass salaries
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Approximately 4.4 percent of TPWD’s 2024 budget is ear marked for use by the state’s Inland Fisheries Division that oversees some of the best freshwater fishing in the nation. The Coastal Fisheries Division is allocated 3.8 percent. Here, inland fisheries staff carry out an electrofishing survey to gather useful data on the bass population in a public reservoir. (Photo by Matt Williams) -
TPWD’s Law Enforcement Division is allocated 15.4 percent of the annual budget, second behind the State Parks Division’s 24.7 percent. More than 500 game wardens are employed by the state agency. (TPWD Photo) -
TPWD’s Executive Director David Yoskowitz is the agency’s top paid employee. Yoskowitz assumed the title in January 2023 following the retirement of TPWD veteran, Carter Smith. He draws an annual salary of $236,953. (TPWD Photo)
Outdoors Writer
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is a pretty big outfit. At last count, the Austin-based state agency employed a workforce of around 3,000 people including full-time, part-time and seasonal employees. It’s the eighth largest of Texas’ 11 state agencies.
While many employees report daily to the department headquarters at 4200 Smith School Rd., most of the agency’s staff…