A Texas lawmaker is taking a page out of President Donald Trump's book by trying to dismantle the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. State Rep.

A Texas representative serving on a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-style committee has filed a bill that would shutter the state’s parks and wildlife department.

Our 89 state parks welcome more than 9 million visitors each year." TPWD also noted that the Sunset Advisory Commission for the Texas legislature already evaluated their department in 2021.