STRAWN, Texas – Texas is getting a new state park for the first time in more than a decade. Palo Pinto Mountains State Park sits on just over 4,871 acres in a scenic area of North Texas, roughly 75 ...

Together, Texas' parks are reflective of the vastly distinct terrains that make up the Lone Star State, from the Hill Country rivers to the West Texas deserts to the East Texas bayous. Now, the system ...

Located about 80 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Palo Pinto Mountains will become the first new state park to open in North Texas in nearly 25 years. On New Year’s Day, park rangers led group hikes for ...

*Update: The completion of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park has been pushed to 2025. Halfway between Fort Worth and Abilene, 75 miles from both, the hills and soft cuestas of the Western Cross Timbers ...

STRAWN – Roughly an hour west of one of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, a vast landscape of nearly 4,900 undeveloped acres stretches along the Western Cross Timbers. Its rolling hills, ...

The mountainous, dirt roads of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park will soon be paved for visitors to drive through the park with their cars. Palo Pinto Mountains State Park will be the first new state ...

PALO PINTO COUNTY (CBSNewsTexas.com) — A large and growing wildfire in Palo Pinto County is forcing people out of their homes. The Gaines Bend, Sportsman's World, and Hell's Gates communities near ...

Prickly pear cacti and ash juniper trees sink their roots in red-tinged soil. Purple and white flowers speckle the greenery. The 5,000 acres of rolling hills bring to mind central Texas, but the ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Fires broke out across North Texas today, burning down homes under construction in McKinney and over 11,000 acres of land in Palo Pinto County. The National Weather Service ...

A train that may be carrying hazardous materials derailed in Palo Pinto County, Texas, on Tuesday, according to local officials. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m., local time, over a railroad ...