“Texas State Parks: The First 100 Years” is a granular look at how the park system came to be.

In a possible father-daughter first, George and Jennifer will be featured at this year's Texas Book Festival, scheduled for Nov. 11-12 in and around the State Capitol.

Crucially, LCRA parks are much lesser known and less visited than Texas’s beloved but overburdened state parks. Annual visitation for LCRA’s facilities was about 1.5 million visitors in 2023 ...

How Texas acquired a state parks system "Texas State Parks: The First Hundred Years, 1923-2023" by George Bristol (TCU Press): It took 100 years. Actually longer. Yet Texas can now claim a parks ...

Texas State Park reservations: When to book, popular parks and more By Elena Bruess , Staff writer Updated Sep 27, 2022 10:31 a.m. People enjoy a walk at Lost Maples State Natural Area on Nov. 11 ...

Texas Charged 30 Artists With Capturing the Beauty of State Parks. This Is What Happened. To mark the state park system’s centennial, the Bullock hosts an exhibit dedicated to the great outdoors.

Current Texas State Parks Pass holders who have a pass expiring after Sept. 1 can renew early (up to 150 days prior to expiration) to get another 12 months of pass benefits at the $70 price. The ...

For 100 years, the Texas State Parks system has invited millions of visitors to recreate in its parklands and experience the state’s natural beauty up close.

A total solar eclipse will carve a path through Texas in 2024, and state parks and natural areas will offer some of the best — and most coveted — spots for ...

Oct. 26—AUSTIN — In honor of the Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon will display a new traveling art exhibit Oct. 27 — Feb. 18, 2024.

For the book, published by Texas A&M University Press, 30 Texas artists were commissioned to produce paintings of state parks. Proceeds from the sale of the book and the artwork will benefit the ...