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 ...

Balmorhea State Park, where a spring-fed swimming pool sparkles against a prickly desert backdrop, is set to expand to nearly seven times its current size. The popular West Texas park, where swimmers ...

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.

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 ...

The following article is part two of a six-part series of a tour through the Big Bend Country region of west Texas. Coming up: Fort Davis and the Davis Mountains, the McDonald Observatory, Marfa and ...

TOYAHVALE - 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 ...

A swimmer dives into the spring-fed swimming pool at Balmorhea State Park in 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.

A swimmer dives into the spring-fed swimming pool at Balmorhea State Park in 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.

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, surrounded by the tumbleweeds and cactus you ...