Just outside Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas' newest state park offers rugged trails, rolling hills, calm lake waters, and wide-open ...

You can enjoy both local seafood and Texas barbecue at Matagorda's restaurants.

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Texas’ newest state park is expected to open sometime in 2026, and the public is invited to get a sneak peek on New Year’s Day.

One of three possible routes would border the North Texas park. The project is part of a statewide effort to keep pace with Texas’ rapidly growing energy needs.

Texas is home to four types of venomous snakes — copperheads, cottonmouths, rattlesnakes and coral snakes — according to TPWD ...

The state is reportedly getting a lot of questions about drones, so officials want to set the record straight.

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

As highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads among wild birds in Texas, Laredo public health officials say there have been no ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Shelby County, Texas; the first ...

Drones have been prohibited from use for fishing in Texas, drawing concerns from some involved in the industry.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will open the state’s newest state park, Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, to guests with reservations on New Year’s Day.