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Palo Duro Canyon offers dramatic views, rugged trails, and unforgettable experiences. Find top activities, scenic spots, and ...

Help protect Texas wildlife by choosing a specialty license plate; celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program by voting ...

And one of those projects is to help restore Texas’ state reptile, the horned lizard. The population of Texas’ state reptile has been dwindling for many years and so has its habitat There are 50 ...

The Big 12 features iconic mascots, with some being around for as long as the football team itself, and while they each carry ...

Guadalupe Mountains National Parks may be one of the most remote in the U.S., but it's also one of the most unique.

Have you ever a noticed an anthill in your garden and started to panic? Don’t worry. Red ants might not be the garden pests ...

Palo Duro Canyon is of Texas' best places to visit. And if you make a trip to the canyon anytime soon, you'll get to see vibrant flowers, brush, trees, and other plants that are full of life after ...

That May, the Dothan Eagle planned an experiment. A horned lizard from the same part of Texas would be sealed in a concrete vault that would be opened on election day more than five months later.

If you’re a Tucsonan of a certain age, you might have fond childhood memories of catching horned lizards out in the desert. You also might be wondering where all the horny toads have gone.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Texas to block the state’s two-decade-old law that provides in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. Hours after the DOJ filed the ...