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Just outside Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas' newest state park offers rugged trails, rolling hills, calm lake waters, and wide-open ...

Even as someone who’s lived in the Lone Star State my entire life and writes about it for a living, I’m always discovering ...

You don’t have to scale mountains or embark on lengthy backcountry hikes to see bucket list views in Texas. These trails are ...

Some of the best landscapes in the country aren’t found in the big national parks at all—they’re tucked into... The post Underrated state parks with unreal landscapes appeared first on The Avid ...

American history has taught us that the first Thanksgiving happened in 1620 when a group of Protestants who left their native England — after being persecuted for their religion — landed at Plymouth ...

You don’t have to scale mountains or embark on lengthy backcountry hikes to see bucket list views in Texas. These trails are beginner-friendly, but you’d never know it from the scenery. From ...

Texans kick off the New Year with the First Day Hike at state parks, embracing nature and connection, all while enjoying the ...

Two Palo Duro football players signed with UNLV on National Signing Day to continue their careers on the gridiron.

Texas’ newest state park is expected to open sometime in 2026, and the public is invited to get a sneak peek on New Year’s Day.

In an operation that took six hours, rescue personnel used a drone to find the man, and Rocky Mountain Rescue Group helped ...

AMARILLO — For most of Friday night, Palo Duro looked like a program tired of being told what West Texas teams can't do. The Dons traded punches with a Dallas-Fort Worth power, erased a double-digit ...