Since 2009, the Texas Comptroller’s office Natural Resources program has taken a leadership role in endangered species issues, providing technical, scientific and policy expertise to help communities and businesses comply with federal regulations enacted by the Endangered Species Act. Field Notes provides the latest information on program initiatives, upcoming events, news and features on imperiled, threatened and endangered species across Texas.

Summer 2021

Approaches to Understanding and Conserving Native Grassland Species in Texas

Texas grasslands are changing – experts across the state study the patterns of habitat change and its impact on native wildlife.

Winter 2021

East Texas Aquatic Work Group - Big Surveys in the Big Thicket and Beyond

The most comprehensive and collaborative survey efforts for turtles and mussels ever undertaken in East Texas will start this spring.