Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to ...

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The slow waters snaking through East Texas to the Gulf have been called the soul of Houston. Their story touches on much of what makes the Bayou City unique.

Key Takeaways Settling in an affordable state can help you stretch pension, Social Security, and retirement account dollars. Mississippi ranks as a top state for retirees, given its combined monthly ...

Public entities are required to "take every reasonable step" to ensure people are using the bathroom designated for the sex ...

Houston just sold $19 million of land once meant for an airport near Katy to Waller County for parks and flood detention.

The Houston Chronicle analyzed nine years of data on the city's bayou deaths to make sense of the rising trend that sparked ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife is going on a spending spree to open new parks to the public, a welcome development in a state where some 95 percent of land is privately owned. This story is part of our Best ...

KATY, Texas – What started as a local land-use fight in Katy is now turning into a major battle at the state level. After months of homeowner pushback and a city council vote that stopped a proposed ...

Texas voters in 2023 signed off on a $1 billion endowment to establish the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund to purchase and develop land for the recreational use across the state. The fund is ...

Earlier this month, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the acquisition of Silver Lake Ranch, a massive 54,000-acre property in Kinney and Edwards counties about 125 miles west of San ...

Texas is poised to make the second-largest acquisition of parkland in its history this week under an ambitious program that seeks pull the state up from the bottom tier when it comes to state-owned ...