BRACKETTVILLE – The crack started at the floor. It scarred the rock face, up and up, across the ceiling and down the far wall. “That's a fault,” our guide informed us, as he detailed the millions of ...

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. AUSTIN (KXAN) — From mountains and canyons to forests and swamps, the vast scale of Texas provides so many natural ...

DANVILLE — Three environmental groups have raised concerns about the proposed expansion of a mountain bike trail at Kickapoo State Park. Prairie Rivers Network, the Illinois Sierra Club and the ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will release park day passes in just a few weeks for April 8, when a total solar eclipse will pass over Texas. A total solar eclipse is when the moon passes in ...

As the sinking sun tinges the sky above Kickapoo Cavern State Park in pastel pink, a ragtag squadron of squeaking cave swallows perform aeronautic acrobatics, swooping in and out of the mouth of ...

LEROY — Sunlight streamed through tall trees and onto the ground, birds chirped and fluttered about, and wind gently rustled through the bushes and undergrowth Thursday morning in West Park. The park, ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — From mountains and canyons to forests and swamps, the vast scale of Texas provides so many natural wonders. Across the Lone Star State, there are 87 state parks, natural areas and ...