09 November 2018  It has unfortunately come time to rally all Texas airgunners once again. The TPWD is rumored to be considering verification of the muzzle energy of your chosen .30 or larger caliber airguns using nothing more than manufacturer specifications (which are usually exaggerated) which every airgunner knows would be the WRONG way to determine the legal status of each airgun for hunting big game in Texas. The department needs to become educated to the fact that airguns are highly variable and modifiable to many power ranges. The only way to determine the power output at the muzzle is via projectile weight and muzzle velocity. Please make an effort to contact any and everyone in the TPWD to educate them to these facts. When an e-mail address or phone number and contact person are known they will be posted here. For now you can try to  contact Clayton Wolf who headed up the rule  or Clay Roberts who has been made aware of this issue by another concerned airgunner.  The TPWD “contact us” number is 800-792-1112 . Call or at least try to e-mail: education@tpwd.texas.gov