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Take a journey along Texas’s most beautiful drives, featuring rolling hills, lush forests, coastal views, and dramatic desert ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Water Company has issued a boil water notice for residents in the Canyon Lake area following severe flooding along the Guadalupe River. The Texas Water Company said flooding ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Frio River is finally flowing again, at least for now. Recent storms in Uvalde County have sent a surge of water downstream, reviving what had been a dry stretch of the ...

“When the river takes you, don’t fight it,” my parents told me when I was about nine years old. “If it takes you under, focus your effort on holding your breath—it will push you back up.” We would ...

KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 06: In an aerial view, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 06, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in central ...

Even as someone who’s lived in the Lone Star State my entire life and writes about it for a living, I’m always discovering ...

The limestone canyons along the Pecos River in southwest Texas are covered in ancient art. Painted by unidentified Indigenous ...

A 67-year-old man from Texas died on July 8 while hiking in the Grand Canyon. Officials say the man was trying to reach the Colorado River for an overnight stay at Phantom Ranch when he was found ...

Comal County has lifted the evacuation order for River Rd along the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake. Residents and visitors are reminded to be careful when in areas that are subject to flash ...

Palo Duro Canyon is called the “Grand Canyon of Texas” and offers dramatic red rock scenery without the crowds of Arizona’s Grand Canyon. Visitors can hike trails like the Lighthouse Trail and Rock ...