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Wildlife Exemption vs. Ag Exemption in Texas: What New Landowners Get WrongEvery fall, a predictable wave of questions hits Texas appraisal districts: buyers who closed on rural land over the summer start asking how to switch it to a wildlife exemption, and owners who've had cattle or hay on the property for years start wondering whether they can drop the livestock without losing their tax valuation. Both...

For the first time in memory, all three of Texas's dove zones — North, Central, and South — open on the same day this year: September 1, 2026. The South Zone has historically lagged behind with a mid-September start and Special White-Winged Dove Days; the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission did away with that stagger for the 2026–27 season, so the whole state opens together. If you've been thinking...