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

Longview's Cloney Park, Kelso's Riverside Park, land to protect elk around Mount St. Helens, and more are on the list.

Our analysis of FEMA flood maps in the Austin area show many homes devastated by July floods were in high-risk areas. Experts ...

On a blistering June morning, Andy Sipocz brushes his fingers through the thick, sawgrass fronds rising higher than his head ...

Dr. Michael Kleinhenz has been appointed interim associate dean for administration at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Volunteers move stuffed animals and other tributes to flooding victims while they secure a newly installed cross across the ...

Whew, that was a lot. If that felt like an especially frantic MLB trade deadline, that’s because it was: Major-league teams combined to execute a whopping 63 swaps in the week leading up to the July ...

While the bad news is that prices tend to soar with the increase in demand, there is good news: there are ways to travel cheaply in August. Here are five destinations to travel to ...

Recently, our state experienced a tragedy in the Hill Country. We mourn the lives lost during the flooding over the Fourth of ...

The streets have that quintessential small-town Texas feel—wide, welcoming, and easy to navigate without expensive parking garages. For outdoor enthusiasts on fixed incomes, Stillhouse Hollow Lake and ...

The killing of a collared lion involved in a research project in Zimbabwe by a trophy hunter has been condemned by wildlife ...