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The secret to regenerative life lies not in an ancient scroll or lost text, but could instead be found in a tiny jellyfish on the ocean floor, no bigger than an ant. The ...

As Texas communities face more frequent flooding, rapid development and aging stormwater systems, a new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service resource provides help to local governments in planning ...

Fishermen at Matagorda Bay Nature Park. Not long ago, on a quiet beach near where the Colorado River opens into the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas coast, I scooped up spiral-shaped lightning whelks ...

The opening ceremony for 4th Annual Texas Nature Challenge is Saturday, August 10th at the Texas State Aquarium. The 10-week challenge reconnects South Texas residents with nature. Visit ...

If you're looking for a winter nature getaway, the Rio Grande Valley offers an abundance of birds and butterflies. The region's parks and wildlife refuges are easily accessible and staffed by friendly ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently purchased Bear Creek State Park, nearly 2,000 acres in Uvalde County, marking it as the latest addition to Texas State Parks. Bear Creek ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife is going on a spending spree to open new parks to the public, a welcome development in a state where some 95 percent of land is privately owned. This story is part of our Best ...

For the first time, a nonprofit has given Texas valuable water rights, which in this case is aimed at protecting Big Cypress Bayou and for environmental protection. Purchased by the Nature Conservancy ...

Tourists at two Texas nature reserves have been warned of unhealthy air quality levels on Thursday, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). An air-quality map from the EPA's ...

As Texas communities face more frequent flooding, rapid development and aging stormwater systems, a new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service resource provides help to local governments in planning ...