Texas Game Wardens are known as being among the best-trained conservation officers in the country.  They also have a proud lineage.

In 1946 the first Texas Game Warden Academy was held in College Station.  That first class had 14 students; it lasted four months.  The academy moved to Austin in 1975.  Based in a converted Austin warehouse, it was becoming encroached on all sites by neighborhood development.

A New Home near Hamilton
The Police Activities League approached the agency in 2005 about donating more than 200 acres of the ranch it owned in rural Hamilton County.  This became the next home of the Texas Game Warden Training Center.  The first cadet class graduated there in 2009.  This facility has also combined training for both Game Warden and Park Police Officer cadets, who train together in the same cadet classes.

Video: Game Warden Academy Recruitment 

Resource: 5 Facts about the Game Warden Academy

Resource: Career Flyer

Website: Game Warden Career