Despite its vast size, Texas is home to only two national parks, and getting to them isn’t the easiest. Both Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe National Park reside in West Texas—an area known for ...

The trail purposefully does not go through any major cities, instead choosing diverse landscapes, such as deserts, brushlands ...

A new picture book uses illustrations and a travelog of the region's most well-known landmarks to bring West Texas to life.

Don’t pack the tent or backpack just yet, but Texas park lovers could get 7,637 acres of additional parkland to roam in the ...

The Big Bend region was left without any mammogram services after a longtime mobile screening program shut down in August, ...

Here are the high school football games you can watch and listen to live, either in the stands, or from the comfort of your ...

The Chisos Mountains are located in the Big Bend area. The range covers 40 square miles inside the Big Bend National Park. According to Wikipedia, it is the only mountain range in the U.S. fully ...

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area could more than double in size, and a new park could open on the Frio River with new land ...

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What a calming moment, to gaze skyward at a flock of white pelicans. The big white birds sail aloft on heat thermals in loose ...

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