Local reporting from the Texas Coast has echoed that tension, noting that the red snapper fishing season in federal waters off the Texas Coast closes at 12:01 a.m. on Nov 21, 2025, and that the cutoff ...

The red snapper fishing season in federal waters off the Texas Coast closes November 21, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. But don’t get confused and forfeit good fishing time. There are two areas of saltwater along ...

AUSTIN The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters opens June 1. Red snapper fishing is open year-round in Texas state waters. Bag and size limits for federal and state waters ...

For Texas specifically, the council notes that the state keeps its own rules for nearshore waters, listing Texas as Open year round with a 4 Bag Limit and a 15 in Total Length minimum for red snapper, ...

Three men are accused of illegally catching 200 pounds of red snapper while aboard a lancha off the Texas Gulf Coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Officials transferred the the men, who they ...

U.S. senators from Gulf Coast States are urging federal fisheries officials to take stronger action to prevent illegally ...

The U.S. Coast Guard conducted another seizure of fish illegally caught in the Texas Gulf, according to a news release from the department on Friday, September 27. Officials said Coast Guard crews ...

The U.S. Coast Guard this week seized a fishing boat with 200 pounds of red snapper caught illegally by Mexican fishermen in federal waters off southern Texas. The agency explained in a news release ...