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Aug. 6, 2007

Texas State Parks Seek Qualified Job Applicants

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking qualified applicants to fill about 200 new employee positions in Texas State Parks. Thanks to recent appropriations by the Texas Legislature, this is the first major infusion of new staffing for state parks in many years.

July 30, 2007

Water, Water Everywhere, But State Parks Still Going Strong

AUSTIN, Texas — August is usually one of Texas’ hottest months, parching the landscape and shrinking the state’s lake and rivers. This year it is shaping up to be one of the best months for getting outdoors.

Copper Breaks State Park To Host Summer Art Show

QUANAH, TX.—Hank the Cow Dog illustrator Gerald L. Holmes joins 22 local young artists for the annual Summer Art Exhibition at Copper Breaks State Park. The unique theme for this year’s exhibition is “Refrigerator Art.”

Fall Digital Photo Workshop Slated for Big Bend Ranch

PRESIDIO, Texas — Learn how to better capture the grandeur of the Lone Star State’s natural landscapes at a fall digital photography workshop Sept. 14-16 at Big Bend Ranch State Park in far West Texas.

May 21, 2007

Monahans Sandhills State Park Celebrates 50 Years

MONAHANS, Texas — The year was 1957. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. The Russians launched Sputnik. The most popular movie was The Ten Commandments. Texas A&M’s John David Crow won the Heisman Trophy. And, Monahans Sandhills State Park opened to the public west of Odessa.

May 14, 2007

Minor Planet Named for Texas State Park

NEEDVILLE, Texas — Brazos Bend has always been a Texas state park offering plenty to see and do. Now, it’s also a minor planet orbiting within our solar system.

April 30, 2007

Time To Pick Up Free Guide to Texas State Parks

AUSTIN, Texas — With the publication of the fourth edition of the Texas State Park Guide, lovers of the outdoors and Texas’ unique heritage have one more reason to plan an outing in coming months to one of more than 100 state recreational parks and historic sites.

March 26, 2007

Get Hooked on Fishing This Spring at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN, Texas — Fishing in a Texas state park has never been easier or more economical than it is today thanks to the Free Fishing in State Parks program.

Feb. 5, 2007

Public Meetings Set for Big Bend Ranch State Park Use Plan

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold public meetings Feb. 8 in Alpine and Feb. 15 in Houston to seek public comment about how Big Bend Ranch State Park should be accessed and used for recreational purposes in the future.

Dec. 27, 2006

Public Meetings Set for Big Bend Ranch State Park Use Plan

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold two meetings in January to seek public comment about how Big Bend Ranch State Park should be accessed and used for recreational purposes in the future.