Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 12.001. General Duties

(1) collect and enforce the payment of all taxes, licenses, fines, and forfeitures due to the department;

(2) inspect all products required to be taxed by the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life and verify the weights and measures of the products;

(3) examine on request all streams, lakes, and ponds for the purpose of stocking with fish best suited to the locations;

(4) manage the propagation and distribution of fish in state fish hatcheries; and

(5) manage the propagation and distribution of birds and game in state reservations.