Oct. 4, 2004

Historic Fulton Mansion Closing for Interior Painting

FULTON, Texas — Fulton Mansion State Historic Site will be closed to the public from Oct. 4 through Nov. 2 so the first floor can receive a fresh coat of paint just in time for the holidays.

Sept. 27, 2004

Texas State Parks Offer Interesting Halloween Alternatives

AUSTIN, Texas — Some Texas state parks this year will take advantage of Halloween falling on a Sunday just few days after the Oct. 28 full moon by offering a variety of "tricks and treats" for families in the great outdoors.

State Parks Offer Hands-On Connection With Texas Archeology

AUSTIN, Texas — October is Archeology Month, and numerous Texas state parks are hosting tours that afford visitors the chance to get up close and personal with history at places where archeologists have uncovered important clues to the past.

Aug. 30, 2004

Reward Offered in Fort Griffin Burglary

ALBANY, Texas — Out West, where frontier-era scofflaws like Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid once flaunted the law in the late 1800s, some things never change.

Aug. 2, 2004

Construction Starts on New State Park Near Weslaco

WESLACO, Texas — Views across the restored wetlands of the World Birding Center at Estero Llano Grande State Park will be a special treat for visitors here soon. Construction began July 28 on a new 2,800-square-foot visitor center, trails, an observation deck and other amenities.

Texas State Railroad Offers Kids Free Rides Through Sept. 5

RUSK, Texas — From now through Labor Day weekend, youngsters accompanied by a paying adult can ride the historic Texas State Railroad through the Piney Woods for free.

July 26, 2004

Texas’ Wild West Days To Be Recreated at Fall Event

ALBANY, Texas — What promises to be the largest Wild West re-enactment Fort Griffin has ever staged, featuring more than 500 re-enactors, will unfold just north of Albany Sept. 17-19.

July 12, 2004

Caddo Lake State Park To Host Reunion of CCC Veterans

KARNACK, Texas — The men whose hands built the backbone of the Texas State Park System will gather at Caddo Lake State Park this fall to renew old acquaintances and provide oral histories of their labor experiences in the federal Civilian Conservation Corps during the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s. The theme of the Sept. 24-25 CCC reunion is: "We get it done."

July 6, 2004

Environmental Learning Center To Serve Urban Houston

HOUSTON — Construction has begun on the first phase of a multi-million dollar project to build new student facilities and transform former fish hatchery ponds into a model environmental education center at Sheldon Lake State Park in northeast Houston.

June 21, 2004

TPWD and Brenham ISD "Parkner" Up For Camp Yes

AUSTIN, Texas— Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Brenham Independent School District have teamed up to give local children the opportunity get off the couch this summer and learn about nature in the great outdoors. This partnership has been made possible through a grant from TPWD Community Outdoor Outreach Program, administered by the State Parks Recreation Grants program.