BALMORHEA, Texas — Balmorhea-it's an unusual name when you drive by it, but to understand why it's here, we need to travel back in time. In the early 20th century, an engineer named E.D. Balcom joined ...

IT’S CERTAINLY not the first place you think of when you want to go diving. In fact, it may be the last. Way out in arid West Texas, surrounded by the tumbleweeds and cactus you expect to find in this ...

When Balmorhea pool threw a party for its grand opening over two days in June 1936, celebrants took part in all kinds of activities. A poster from the event breathlessly lists them: a bathing-girl ...

The high desert of West Texas is certainly not the first place that comes to mind when you want to go diving through crystal clear waters of a spring-fed swimming pool. Yet, surrounded by cacti and ...

Balmorhea State Park Superintendent Carolyn Rose says she and her staff are excited about members of the public returning to the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool. On Monday afternoon, the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TOYAHVALE, Texas- It’s certainly not the first place you think of when you want to go diving. In fact, it may be the last. Way out in arid West Texas, ...

For Darrell and Neta Rhyne, the shimmering waters of the Balmorhea pool are both a natural treasure and the source of their livelihood. Since 1989, the couple have operated a dive-and-souvenir shop ...

Executives with Houston oil company Apache Corp. will be in Austin on Thursday morning to present a $1 million check to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department that will be used to repair the Balmorhea ...

Back in business and they didn't wreck the environment to do it. Credit: Photo by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department OK, so given our weather, you might not be inspired to take a road trip to the ...

The natural spring-fed pool at Balmorhea State Park is the best way to cool down in this Texas heat. So many people agree that the park has started limiting day-use admission to 1,300 people per day.