Texas News Endangered Birds In Southeast Texas Reach Recovery Milestones KWBU | By Texas Standard Published May 5, 2021 at 10:26 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:10 John Magera / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service An Attwater's prairie chicken The Attwater’s prairie chicken and the whooping crane have had a tough time hanging on in southeast Texas. But there’s reason for optimism.