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 and lettered olive shells so shiny they ...

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 ...

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 ...

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . FORT WORTH — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will open the state’s ...

If your New Year's resolution is to exercise more or get outdoors, start 2025 on the right foot with a First Day Hike. First Day Hikes is a nationwide program to encourage hiking on New Year's Day, ...

Texas Recycles Day is an annual statewide campaign that raises awareness about the benefits of recycling. This year, Texas Recycles Day is on Saturday, Nov. 15, and H-E-B is celebrating the day by ...

I read John and Gloria Tveten's Our Life With Birds: A Nature Trails Book (Texas A&M University Press, $24.95) on a rainy afternoon. Every flip of a page brought me sunny memories from two of the ...

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