April 19, 2024

Park Rangers Celebrate Earth Day at Select H-E-B Stores This Weekend

AUSTIN— This weekend, Texas State Park rangers will set up booths at more than 40 H-E-B stores across Texas to celebrate the outdoors in honor of Earth Day.

Centennial Time Capsule Begins 50-Year Trek to Every Texas State Park

AUSTIN— How do you encompass 100 years of Texas State Parks’ history? That was the challenge state parks staff has spent the past year tackling.

April 2, 2024

O.H. Ivie Powers Ahead with ShareLunker 669

ATHENS – O.H. Ivie added another Legacy Class ShareLunker during the final week of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. Angler Tery Lewis of Lubbock reeled in 13.99-pound ShareLunker 669 Thursday to push O.H. Ivie’s season total to 12 and the statewide tally to 19. It proved to be the final Legacy Class entry for the 2024 collection season.

April is Texas State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co.

AUSTIN – For the 13th year, Whole Earth Provision Co. (WEPCO) has kicked off its “April is Texas State Parks Month,” hosting a fundraising drive supporting Texas State Parks.

March 29, 2024

O.H. Ivie Shines Again with 11th Legacy Class ShareLunker

ATHENS – O.H. Ivie supplied yet another massive Legacy Class ShareLunker during the home stretch of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season, which ends March 31. Keith Hall of Granbury landed 13.14-pound ShareLunker 668 on Tuesday and it became the 11th Legacy Class entry for O.H. Ivie in 2024. It also raised the statewide total to 18, matching last year’s season output.

March 21, 2024

Los parques estatales de Texas ofrecen una visualización espectacular del eclipse total

AUSTIN – En menos de un mes, el muy esperado eclipse total adorna los cielos de Texas. El 8 de abril, un eclipse total dará sombra a 31 parques estatales de Texas a lo largo del camino de totalidad.

Texas State Parks Present Prime Viewing for Total Eclipse

AUSTIN – Less than a month remains until the highly anticipated total eclipse adorns Texas skies. On April 8, a total eclipse will shade 31 Texas state parks along the path of totality.

March 13, 2024

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Returns to Austin, Benefits Texas State Parks

AUSTIN – The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return to Austin and the historic Paramount Theatre on April 27-28. This is the 17th year that Whole Earth Provision Co. has hosted the tour in Austin and the 13th year that Texas State Parks has been the beneficiary of the event. The Austin audiences are historically among the largest of the festival tour.

March 8, 2024

11-Year-Old Shatters Junior Waterbody Largemouth Bass Record, Joins Father on Books

ATHENS – Stetson Davis, an 11-year-old angler from Tuttle, Okla., landed 13.31-pound ShareLunker 661 on Wednesday, topping the junior angler waterbody record for largemouth bass by more than five pounds.

March 7, 2024

Make the Most of Your Spring Break Outdoors with Texas State Parks

AUSTIN – With spring break around the corner, most Texans are finalizing travel plans to their favorite places in search of sun and fun. If you’ve waited until the last minute to find something to do, never fear. Texas State Parks offer a chance for families to get outside and enjoy the diverse landscapes that make Texas unique. With opportunities to swim, walk and play at many parks, there is something for every member of the family to enjoy.