OKLAHOMA CITY — The legend goes something like this: In 1897, the good people of Eastland, Texas, put a time capsule in the cornerstone of the courthouse being built downtown. In went a Bible, some ...
The state’s official reptile may be on the rebound, thanks to nature lovers from around the state. We’ll call that a win. The Texas horned lizard, affectionately called the horny toad, may be iconic, ...
Long-sideburned Texas-based singer-songwriter Jerry David DeCicca announced his new album The Unlikely Optimist And His Domestic Adventures over the summer with the ominously thudding lead single "I ...
Caldwell Zoo in Tyler recently celebrated the release of Texas Horned Lizards into their native, wild habitat. It took years of development and months of preparation before the zoo amphibian and ...
Since 2010, the Fort Worth Zoo has participated in a highly successful conservation program for the Houston toad, an endangered species native to Texas. Since 2010, the Fort Worth Zoo has taken part ...
The Tonkawa Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will host Rehorning Texas representative Dusty Rhodes during a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at Barrow Brewing, 108 Royal St. in Salado. Rhoades' ...
BASTROP, Texas--About 60 volunteers helped rebuild a habitat on Saturday deep in Bastrop State Park. Carrying bucket loads of mulch, they formed a human chain and ended up on the shores of a small ...
When it comes to applying misleading names to things, naturalists are certainly guilty. For example, the name "common snapping turtle" insinuates that species is, well, common when the opposite is ...
Endangered species, Anaxyrus houstonensis, commonly known as the Houston toad, sit in containers, Wednesday, April, 13, at the Dallas Zoo in Dallas, Texas. The species have been on the endangered list ...