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Texas is a state built on independence, industry, and expansion. It was its own republic before joining the U.S. in 1845 and ...

The aquarium features underwater exhibits with sea creatures and wildlife ... and Austin, the Texas State Railroad takes a step back in time with an old-fashioned rail journey crossing over ...

The Tarrant Regional Water District’s new recreation master plan comes after the district cut events like Panther Island Ice ...

For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Wildlife Day celebrates everything feathered, furred, smooth and scaled on February 1. The family-friendly event takes place at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum ...

Dr. Rick Kline and his students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have recently completed a multi-year study of wildlife crossing structures ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two rare black wolves, likely siblings, were spotted on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest, a ...

While it’s not certain that a wildlife crossing can save the last red wolves, scientists say that doing nothing will almost ...

The big bass is also the third Legacy ShareLunker of the 2025 season (and the heaviest so far), according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ... fishing here in Austin, and to catch ...