There are over 150 recreational, public-use lakes across Texas, a state known for its unforgiving heat as much as its superlative size. There's nothing better than getting some respite from a ...

Perhaps more than any other state, Texas is known for its stereotypes: cowboy hats and spurred boots, endless barbecue, guns and big oil, a fierce independent streak, and that weird blueberry in the ...

It’s no secret that Texas is home to a bounty of reservoirs and rivers, and many of them are loaded with whiskered fish. Three sub-species are recognized as sport fish — flatheads, blues and channel ...

Texas is home to 96 species of snakes. Of those 96, 15% are venomous. While this is a small fraction of the snake population, that is still 14 species of snakes to be on the lookout for when spending ...

Correction: An incorrect reference regarding the meaning of the pH of Lake Wichita has been removed from this online version of the story. A new study ranks three Texas lakes in the top 10 dirtiest ...

Rain could put a damper on part of your holiday weekend at the lake. With over 21 inches of rain recorded at DFW Airport several North Texas lakes are holding at or near capacity forcing some parks to ...

Crews needed access to Longhorn Dam’s nine automatic bascule gates so that they could remove Zebra Mussels from them.

While reservoirs have maintained a steady and healthy level, the same cannot be said about underground aquifers, which remain ...