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Texas purchases a 1,100-acre swath of land, with intent to create a new state park
The Texas Parks and Wildlife purchased a second property that will be used to create a new state park across the river from ...
When is National Park Week? Get free admission to Texas public parks this weekend
For a whole week, national parks across the country, including those in Texas, are celebrating with themed days and special ...
Massive new natural area underway in Texas Hill Country
The Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area, a new Texas state park, is inching closer to public opening.
Avian flu spreads to mammals in Texas, detected in multiple counties
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has spread to mammals in Texas, affecting foxes, raccoons, striped skunks, and domestic ...
It’s National Park Week. This is the Texas park most people want to visit, says new list
Overall, the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee was the No. 1 most-desired destination. It also happens to be the ...
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Bald eagle hooked and tangled in fishing line rescued from near-drowning in Texas
A bald eagle is recovering at the Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas after a near-deadly encounter with discarded ...
State acquires thousands of acres for new state park in Central Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) just bought 1,100 more acres of land in the Hill Country for a new ...
Texas could be getting a new state park -- and here's where it's going.
AUSTIN, Texas — A new state park is in the works for Texas, and it just got one step closer to a reality. The Texas Parks and ...
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Bird flu now spreading through wild mammals, Texas Parks and Wildlife confirms
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...
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Texas Parks And Wildlife Department Might Be Abolished Sooner Than Expected
When politics intertwines with biology, it becomes a messy knot. It seems the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is next on ...
A new state park? Parks and Wildlife buys 1,00 acres near Colorado Bend State Park
On Monday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has just finalized the purchase of 1,100 acres in Lampasas and Burnet Counties, completing the second phase of creating a new state park.
Bird flu detected in foxes, raccoons, skunks and cats in Texas Panhandle
Recent testing has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in mammal species in six Texas counties, state wildlife ...