June 3, 2014

Fishing for Fun at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN – With the weather warming up, many families can head to a local state park and reel in some fun summer memories.

Longhorns from Official State Herd Now Residing at LBJ State Park

STONEWALL – Consider the nation’s last president “of the land,” Lyndon B. Johnson revered his Texas Hill Country roots, its people, plants and animals. Visitors to Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site this summer can share the late president’s love of one of Texas’ most enduring icons by viewing eight steer from the Official Texas Longhorn Herd.

Texas Parks & Wildlife Launches First New Conservation License Plate in a Decade

AUSTIN— For the first time in a decade, motorists can help support Texas State Parks by purchasing a new conservation license plate design that pays homage to generations of campers who have stayed overnight in Texas State Parks.

June 2, 2014

Texas Nature Challenge Connects Families With the Outdoors

AUSTIN— The Texas Nature Challenge connects kids and families with fun outdoor adventures to make memories that will last a lifetime.

May 23, 2014

2014 State Parks Photo Contest Winners Announced

AUSTIN- Three winning images have been selected as the best of more than 1,300 entries in the Texas Parks and Wildlife 2014 State Parks Photo Contest. The contest called for people to submit entries of playful moments at a Texas state park.

May 22, 2014

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park to Grow by More Than 100 Acres

HOUSTON — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Thursday gave a green light to accepting a donation of 120 acres that will expand the size of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park near Strawn west of Fort Worth.

Whole Earth Provision Co. Donates Funds to Texas State Parks

AUSTIN—, Whole Earth Provision Co. presented a check for $26,828 to benefit Texas state parks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting. The donation was the result of a month-long in-store promotion at nine Whole Earth Provision Co. stores during the month of April, as well as the proceeds from the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour held in Austin in mid-April.

May 16, 2014

Toyota ShareLunker Season Ends Quietly

ATHENS—After getting off to a fast start with three entries in November and December, the Toyota ShareLunker season sputtered to an end April 30 with a total of only nine entries.

May 14, 2014

Arts in the Parks Program Frames the Beauty of Texas State Parks

AUSTIN— Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Arts in the Parks program welcomes its second year and is spreading statewide. The program enables visitors to showcase the beauty of Texas state parks through art, photography, writing, videography and music.

May 6, 2014

Treehouse Ranch to Host ‘Buffalo Soldiers Day’ on May 24

HOUSTON – Experience frontier-era baseball and learn about the history of black soldiers who helped protect settlers on the nation’s westward expansion in the late 1800s at Buffalo Soldiers Day on Saturday, May 24, at Treehouse Ranch in southeast Houston.