Texas State Parks set a national record on New Year’s Day 2026, with 12,835 participants logging over 28,000 miles to achieve record-high turnout for the fourth consecutive year.

Recent snowfall in Texas has sparked childlike joy, but risky sledding behind vehicles has led to serious accidents, including tragic injuries and a heartbreaking death. Safety is key this winter.

LAMPASAS, Texas (FOX 44) — The newest addition to the Texas State Park system, Post Oak Ridge State Park in Lampasas, was unveiled by Texas Parks and Wildlife on Friday. At the event, Texas Gov. Greg ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has purchased 2,020 acres of land in Burnet County, north-west of Austin, which it plans to use for a new state park. The land cost $35 million and was ...

Rice and Texas State have patiently bided their time ahead of their matchup in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, one of four bowl games set to be played on Friday. And this one will be personal, ...

An all-Texas matchup will take place in the Armed Forces Bowl 2026 on Friday as the Rice Owls face the Texas State Bobcats. Rice (5-7), who got into a bowl due to a lack of .500 or better teams, has ...

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STRAWN On the first morning of the year, a line of cars was already wrapping around the entrance of Texas’ soon-to-be newest state park. Hundreds of visitors from Beaumont, Austin, Dallas and San ...

A sign for at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park is seen near the entrance, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Strawn, Texas. Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer With the new year, Texas will unveil its ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — 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. While an official opening date for Palo Pinto Mountains ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Custer State Park is temporarily closed Thursday because of the high winds in the western part of the state. “There are a number of large trees down, and many roads are ...