Unlike some Texas towns overly eager to reinvent themselves, Smithville, located some 45 minutes east of Austin off Texas 71, ...

Explore a variety of outdoor parks in Bastrop County offering a splash pad, playgrounds, sports courts, nature trails, picnic ...

This small, underrated city in Louisiana is the place to go for spotting wildlife, peeping historical architecture, and ...

Ducks Unlimited, a nonprofit national organization that manages wetlands and habitat conservations, is working with Texas Parks and Wildlife ... Components of a Bastrop County home’s rain ...

AUSTIN, Texas — More than two dozen dogs are on ... effort involving more than 30 dogs living on a single property in Bastrop County. AHS said in a coordinated rescue with Bastrop County Animal ...

State lawmakers are poised to devote billions to save the state’s water supply. These are some of the ways the state could ...

With two outs in the top of the eighth inning, Texas baseball was chasing history. By the time the Longhorns collected the third out, they were chasing a three-run deficit. After Kade Bing and ...

Palmetto State Park is the botanical equivalent of finding an oasis in the desert – unexpected, refreshing, and slightly surreal. The park’s signature dwarf palmetto plants create an otherworldly ...

Welcome to Palmetto State Park, where Mother Nature seems to have gotten delightfully confused about Texas geography. Nestled in Gonzales County, about 80 miles east of San Antonio, this 270-acre ...

DEER PARK, Texas — A local pastor has publicly opposed the candidacy of Dr. Tiffany Regan as Deer Park ISD's next superintendent, citing concerns about her personal life. During a sermon on ...