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July 30, 2007

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.

Dec. 11, 2006

Rio Grande Valley State Park New World Birding Center Site

WESLACO, Texas — Build it and the birds will come. That could well be the mantra of the newest wing of the World Birding Center — Estero Llano Grande State Park — that officially opened this past June.

Nov. 20, 2006

Texas State Parks Gearing Up for Christmas Events

AUSTIN, Texas — Santa Claus forsakes his reindeer-pulled sleigh in favor of an aerial tramway in El Paso and a Texas State Railroad steam train in Palestine in just a couple of the unusual twists to holiday season celebrations in state parks throughout Texas.

Oct. 16, 2006

Agreement Reached To Keep Eisenhower State Park Open

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have reached an agreement for Eisenhower State Park to continue to operate as a unit of the Texas State Park system. After months of lease negotiations, an agreement was reached in early October for both agencies to continue their long-standing partnership to provide recreational opportunities at Lake Texoma.