The first new Texas state park in nearly 20 years is about to open: All about Palo Pinto Mountains State Park

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For the first time in 18 years, a brand new state park is set to open in Texas.

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Listen up, road trippers: Enchanted Rock will be closed part-time this fall and winter

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Planning a trip to Enchanted Rock? Make sure you know when it is open for business this fall and winter.

‘A big man with a big heart’: Texas game warden dies of COVID-19

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A Texas game warden has died from COVID-19.

Did you know the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool is in Texas?

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Built by the The Civilian Conservation Corps back in the 1930s, the swimming pool at Balmorhea State Park is a much-beloved West Texas attraction. The treasured Texas swimming hole, the largest spring-fed pool in the worls, is up to 25-feet deep, covers 1.3 acres, and holds 3.5 million gallons of water. It’s also home to numerous species of aquatic animals, including two small, endangered desert fishes- the Pecos gambusia and the Comanche Springs pupfish, according to the TPWD.