The director of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has overseen a historic boom in the popularity of the state's 250 ...

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Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...

Two of the Big 12 Conference favorites will clash when Texas Tech football visits Arizona State.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state "will not stop until every missing person is found" following devastating flooding in ...

Ohio State misses out on its top remaining offensive line target in the 2026 class as five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo commits to Texas Tech.

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any ...

Local News Texas boaters urged to fight spread of invasive lake species The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department share how boaters and paddlers can protect lakes from aquatic invasive species.

The State Fair of Texas will return for another season of food, festivities, and family fun. It kicks off on Friday, September 26, and runs through ...

It’s Texas State University, not Texas State University-San Marcos or Southwest Texas State Normal School or another of the seven titles it’s had since opening in 1903. Texas State is ...

Pac-12 expansion to add Texas State completes conference’s long Lone Star pursuit The Bobcats give the Pac-12 a foothold, however modest, in the football-crazed state ...