The Balcones Escarpment. It is geology’s most fateful mark upon the surface of Texas, a bulwark of cracked and weathered rock that extends in a pronounced arc from Waco to Del Rio. It is the ...

The Balcones Escarpment, a geological scar millions of years old running across Central Texas, is one of the most important geological features in the state. It has played a huge role in shaping ...

the Balcones Escarpment. ”This is a major uplift that happened about 24 to 25 million years ago when we actually had a big chunk of central Texas lifted up around 1500 feet,” explained Dr ...

The proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and local topography makes central Texas particularly prone to heavy precipitation and deadly flood events. Specifically, the Balcones Escarpment, located in ...

In the North Texas region that is filling up fast with buildings, the park dedication would preserve open space in the rocky escarpment zone, where building development is also limited.