Parks And Wildlife

On Tuesday, Travis County will close on a deal to buy more than 1,500 acres of wilderness parkland for $90 million. The Travis County Parks Department plans to add hike and bike trails, parking lots and restrooms, but it won't be ready for the public for a few years.

As the City of San Marcos continues to grow, so does the number of people visiting parks and the San Marcos River. The city's "can ban" is now in effect. Council members hope the ban will help tackle pollution by prohibiting single-use beverage containers on the river and in certain parks.

There's a limit to how much heat a given species of fish can take. Popular Central Texas sport fish, like largemouth bass and sunfish, seek deeper water and shaded areas to beat the heat, but that's not an option for all fish.

The path will link Austin's Barton Springs, the Comal Springs in New Braunfels, San Marcos Springs and San Antonio Springs.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will begin constructing the first segment of President Trump’s border wall in November through a national wildlife…

As reported earlier this month, the Austin City Council got a look at the final version of a plan to redevelop the land along Waller Creek into a chain of…

The Austin area should see mostly sunny skies today with a high near 70. The National Weather Service reports rain chances as high as 40 percent move in…

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department would close seven state parks during the 2014-2015 biennium under preliminary budget proposals from the House and…

What to do with a feral hog?After dropping that pesky critter – perhaps while leaning out the door of a hard-banking helicopter over western Hays County,…