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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 ...
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150 miles of bayou trails connect Houston's major urban parks
In Houston, bayous are as ubiquitous as good tacos and Astros caps. Aside from flooding, most people rarely think of them as ...
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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 ...
Four Houston-area neighborhood lakes re-stocked with catfish, TPWD says
"If you’ve never fished before, these are the perfect places to get started," said TPWD Inland Fisheries Division Three ...
Fire ants are back in season. What to know about the pests taking over your Houston yard.
Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, according to ...
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HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
A look at the Galveston Bay Estuary Program and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department's efforts in revitalizing the natural habitat. Read full article: ‘Biggest picnic in Texas ...
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Texas could be getting a new state park -- and here's where it's going.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced Monday that it had finalized the purchase of 1,100 acres of land in Lampasas and Burnet Counties. The land contains limestone bluffs ...