A bill to eliminate the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is a response to landowner rights as it relates to the state’s ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Looking for an outdoor adventure this spring? Depending on the weather, one of Texas’ many state parks may be just what you’re looking for. Across the Lone Star State ...

“Not just (in) Texas, but all over.” Use skyrocketed to nearly ... slow regression to the norm,” Franklin said. Visits to state parks dropped to 9.67 million in fiscal year 2022, to 9. ...

A bill introduced in the Texas House seeks to dismantle the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife and instead have its ...

House Bill 4938, filed March 13 and sponsored by Rep. Pat Curry (R-Waco), seeks the “abolishment of the Parks and Wildlife ...

Department of Public Safety: "Enforcement of this code, game wardens or water safety, including the operation of [most] ...

If I had any complaint about Texas’ state park system it would be there ... Some are full of activities that can keep you in the park all day, while others are gateways to adventures off-site, making ...

Indoor and outdoor water parks in Texas appeal to all ages with thrilling, steep water slides and mellow lazy rivers. Many offer areas just for toddlers with gentle splash pads and zero-entry ...

A Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would abolish the state's Parks and Wildlife Department. House Bill 4938, filed by Pat Curry (R-Waco), would assign the functions of the Texas Parks and ...

(B Kay Richter/Odessa American) AUSTIN Spring Breakers who waited until the last minute to plan an outdoor adventure, don’t fret; Texas State Parks still have day-use and overnight availability ...

“I stand behind and beside our Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ... existing Sunset Commission that reviews the efficacy of all state agencies, and TPWD underwent that process in 2021 ...