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Texas Parks Breach Exposes 3.1 Million Licenses, Offers Free Monitoring

6/20/2026

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said a breach of its license-sale vendor exposed data of 3,087,721 Texans.
The exposed data includes license and passport numbers, email, phone and address, and does not contain Social Security numbers or birth dates.
TPWD offers customers a year of free Kroll credit monitoring if they enroll by September 14, 2026.
A call center at (844) 959-7123 operates 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CT, Monday-Friday for inquiries while August license sales continue.

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Story summary

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said a breach of its license-sale vendor exposed data of 3,087,721 Texans.
The exposed data includes license and passport numbers, email, phone and address, and does not contain Social Security numbers or birth dates.
TPWD offers customers a year of free Kroll credit monitoring if they enroll by September 14, 2026.
A call center at (844) 959-7123 operates 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CT, Monday-Friday for inquiries while August license sales continue.