Vidor duo compete at Bassmasters Junior Championship

Teammates Bryant Atwood and Matthew Balden of Vidor qualified for the Bassmaster Junior National Championship held on Tennessee’s Lake Chickamauga July 26-27.

Pirate Tennis competes at Goose Creek Tourney

“We didn’t come home with the overall win, but these kids rose up to the challenge and played an extremely talented Goose Creek Memorial team, but overall there were major improvements made from this time last year.” said Vidor Tennis Coach Ericka Richard about Tuesday’s outing at baytown.“Our...

Texas Releases One Billionth Fish Wednesday

In what the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is calling a “Texas-sized milestone,” biologists will have released 1 billion hatcher-produced fish into state waters.Wednesday , Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologists released the state’s one billionth hatchery raised fingerling, a redfish, in...

VISD Strength and Conditioning Camps wrap this week

It’s been an exciting month of hard work mixed with fun for Vidor athletics as the annual Strength and Conditioning Camp wraps for fall sports with stronger, smarter and better skilled athletes ready to give their all for the Pirates on the court or field.The 2024 season kicks off for Lady Pirate...

Texas Game Wardens’ Operation Dry Water Campaign Effective in Reducing BWIs

AUSTIN – Despite the landfall of Hurricane Beryl, Texas Game Wardens worked hard to keep Texans safe as they celebrated the Fourth of July on the water.Between July 4-6, 402 game wardens contacted 10,034 vessels, issued 1,326 citations and 1,794 warnings for various boating safety violations.

2024-2025 Texas Hunting and Fishing Licenses go on sale August 15th

Overview of Fishing and Hunting Licenses License Fees are Non-refundable License fees are not refundable, exchangeable or transferable. 100% of license fees fund on-the-ground conservation efforts that help make Texas one of the best places in the country to hunt and fish.

Texas Drawn Hunt Program Opens for the 2024-25 Season Applications

AUSTIN – Hunters will have new opportunities and scenery this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program.The program, which issues permits for drawn hunts on both public and private lands throughout Texas, is now accepting applications for a shot at...

2024 Vidor Pirate Football Schedule

Date Opponent Location TimeAug. 15 (Thur.) Woodville (scrimmage) Away 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 (Thur.) Jasper (scrimmage) Away 6:30 p.m.Aug. 30 Silsbee TBA 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 Santa Fe TBA 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 Hamshire - Fannett Away 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 BYE Sept. 27 LCM* Home 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Bridge City* Away...

2024 Vidor Pirate football season tickets on sale through August 8

Vidor Pirate football 2024 season tickets are now on sale through August 8. Current season ticket holders may purchase their tickets through July 18 with any reserved seats not sold or put on hold go on sale to the public July 22.“We’re gearing up for another exciting season of high school football.

Commercial Gulf Shrimp Season Opens July 15

AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Monday, July 15.Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division uses data from samples collected during routine trawls and bag seines in June to determine...