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TPWD completes phase two property purchase of 1,100 acres near Colorado Bend State Park
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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.
Texas one step closer to new 3,000 acre state park near the Colorado River
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) says they recently finalized the purchase of 1,100 acres in Lampasas and ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife acquires more land for 3,000-acre park near Colorado Bend State Park
On April 21, more than 1,100 acres were purchased in Lampasas and Burnet counties, bringing the total acreage of the planned ...
FOX 7 Austin on MSN1h
Texas purchases 1,100 acres of land for new state park
The new 1,100-acre property in Lampasas and Burnet Counties will be combined with 2,020 of recently-acquired land in Burnet ...
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Celebrating National Park Week 2025: What’s Your Plan?
It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this ...
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 ...
Massive dinosaur fossil found at Big Bend National Park
In March, a group of paleontology students from Sul Ross State University embarked on a research trip to Big Bend National ...
Dallas Morning News23d
Texas’ Big Bend National Park eyes expansion
Big Bend is one of the nation’s largest and most remote national parks. The park spans more than 800,000 acres, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. Visitation has soared over the ...