Credit: Andrew Wilson Colorado Bend State Park Author: Ben Sawyers Published: 4:02 PM CDT April 21, 2025 Updated: 10:03 AM CDT April 22, 2025 ...

The fund opens a new era of public land acquisition and park development for Texas, which ranks 35th nationally in state park ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) says they recently finalized the purchase of 1,100 acres in Lampasas and Burnet Counties, bringing a new state park in Texas one step closer to its ...

The state park will be located across from the river from Colorado Bend State Park and will include 1.5 miles of Yancey Creek, limestone bluffs and several natural springs, according to TPWD.

With the 1,100-acre deal, the state now has purchased more than 3,000 acres for the new park, which will be near Colorado Bend State Park. By Liz Teitz, Staff writer April 25, 2025 ...

The new property, which is located about 10 miles upstream from Lake Buchanan, adds to a previously purchased 2,020-acre tract near the current Colorado Bend State Park, bringing the new state ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan bill in Washington proposing an expansion of Big Bend National Park in West Texas unanimously cleared a recent U.S. Senate hurdle.

The entrance to Colorado Bend State Park, south of Bend, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. The park has seen use decline, but remains higher than a decade ago because of more travelers from the ...

Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River after recent flooding on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. The floods have affected several state parks in the region.

Several Texas State Parks have temporarily closed as park staff evaluate the damage caused by the catastrophic floods over the Fourth of July weekend. The deadly floods killed over 100 people ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new state park is in the works for Texas, and it just got one step closer to a reality. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced Monday that it had finalized ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the acquisition of 1,100 acres, advancing plans for a new state park that will be over 3,000 acres.