Outdoor adventurers are able to hike, fish, camp, and explore Texas' first new state park in 25 years. Open since March 1, ...

A rugged Texas ranch is becoming the state's newest park ...

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, a 4,871-acre piece of land in North Texas, will open to the public for the first time this ...

Texas is undertaking a historic expansion of its state parks — but transforming ranchland into trails can take years. Why it matters: The Lone Star state's vast land mass ranges from forests and ...

Across the Lone Star State, there are 85 state parks, natural areas and historic sites currently operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. But which gets the most visitors each spring?

FREESTONE COUNTY, Texas -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department voted unanimously to use eminent domain to seize a 5,000-acre property south of Dallas that included Fairfield Lake State Park on ...

State's oyster harvesters have a decision to make this weekend.

If you're searching for the most popular parks to visit in the state of Texas, the parks department has released their numbers for total visitors in 2025.

Galveston Bay Foundation operates its oyster recycling program in 2024. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department closed an area dedicated to commercial and recreational oyster harvesting in Galveston ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is partnering with several agencies to accept applications for its Panhandle ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Parks and Wildlife is honoring three employees who died after their helicopter crashed over the weekend in a West Texas wildlife preserve. It killed Dewey Stockbridge, a ...