When visitors enter the small underground room called Crystal City, they understand immediately why the name was chosen: The walls are crusted with large crystalline masses of calcite, thought to have ...

Come summertime, Texans are either indoors near the air conditioner or at the river to escape the typical triple-digit heat. For hikers and trail lovers, finding a park with plenty of shade or a river ...

Texas boasts one of the most extensive portfolios of ecosystems of any state in the country. With that, it also brings an impressive state park system of 89 locations covering more than 171 million ...