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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 ...
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 ...
Texas wildlife refuge renamed for murdered 12-year-old, Jocelyn Nungaray, unveils signage: 'Her life mattered'
The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge became the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday to honor the life of ...
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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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Venomous snakes in Texas are rattlesnakes, coral snakes. Other species to look out for
While the exact number of snake species is hard to determine, the Lone Star State has at least 76 species of snakes, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. If you include both species and ...
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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 state park in Central Texas. The land is in Lampasas and Burnet ...
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Texas one step closer to new 3,000 acre state park near the Colorado River
AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) says they recently finalized the purchase of 1,100 acres in Lampasas and Burnet Counties, bringing a new state park 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 ...