Sources for This Site
Below is every statute and public page a fact on this site rests on, grouped by who published it, with the date it was read. A title that names an Internet Archive capture was read from that saved copy, and the live page may have changed since.
Texas statutes and state agency pages
- Bat Exposure Scenarios · Texas Department of State Health Services · read 2026-11-13
- Health and Safety Code, Section 826.041 (reports of rabies) · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) · read 2026-10-03
- Occupations Code, Chapter 1951 (structural pest control), Sections 1951.003, 1951.058 and 1951.301 · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) · read 2026-11-13
- Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 71 (fur-bearing animals), Sections 71.001 and 71.004 · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) · read 2026-10-03
- Parks and Wildlife Code, Section 63.001 (game animals) · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) · read 2026-10-03
- Parks and Wildlife Code, Section 63.101 (bats) · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) · read 2026-10-03
- Bat-watching sites: Congress Avenue Bridge, Austin · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Fur-bearing Animal Permits · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Fur-bearing Animal Regulations: General Regulations · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Hunting and Wildlife: General Questions (FAQ) · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Nuisance Fur-bearing Animals (Outdoor Annual) · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor) · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Squirrel species page and site search · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- Wildlife Rehabilitation · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · read 2026-11-13
- 25 Texas Administrative Code Section 169.34 (statewide rabies quarantine) · Texas Secretary of State (Texas Administrative Code) · read 2026-10-04
City and county pages
- Animal Bites · City of Austin, Austin Animal Services · read 2026-11-13
- Animal Protection · City of Austin, Austin Animal Services · read 2026-11-13
- Wildlife · City of Austin, Austin Animal Services · read 2026-11-13
- Wildlife (Internet Archive capture of September 28, 2026) · City of Dallas, Dallas Animal Services · read 2026-11-13
- Wild Animals (Internet Archive capture of May 3, 2026) · City of Fort Worth, Code Compliance (Animal Care & Control) · read 2026-11-13
- If a Wild Animal is on Your Property · City of Houston, BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions · read 2026-11-13
- Wild Animals in the City of Houston · City of Houston, BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions · read 2026-11-13
- Wildlife (Internet Archive capture of April 2, 2025) · City of San Antonio, Animal Care Services · read 2026-11-13
- Animal Control · Travis County Health and Human Services · read 2026-11-13
Pages read from an archive copy
The Dallas, San Antonio and Fort Worth pages answer automated readers with a block, and this site does not work around a block. Each was read from an Internet Archive copy instead: Dallas as captured September 28, 2026; San Antonio as captured April 2, 2025; Fort Worth as captured May 3, 2026. The San Antonio copy is the oldest, so its row in the city table deserves the most caution.
Photos
Animal photos on the animal pages are U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service images in the public domain. Each photo’s credit is printed under it.
How sources are used
A fact from a state agency or city page is restated in new words and linked, never copied. A statute is cited by its section number. The section on how pages are written explains the rest.
Corrections
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