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A renovated structure at the Washington on the Brazos Historic Site.
December 2025 Issue

Washington-on-the-Brazos Welcomes Visitors After Renovation

The update transforms how visitors experience the state’s founding story.

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Sign outside the Independence-Hall-exhibit
March 2022 Issue

Texas Was Born in a Log Cabin

Washington-on-the-Brazos marks the day 59 delegates declared independence in an unfinished room.

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Natalee McCaleb steering a boat on her first Jr. Game Warden assignment.
October 2022 Issue

TPWD Helps Wishes Come True for Two Texas Girls

Texas Game Wardens and Coastal Fisheries staff helped wishes come true for critically ill children.

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Kevin Legrow In a tan cowboy hat helping other TPWD staff with an orange blindfold and a tag that reads 19
July 21, 2026

From Mortgage Banker to Wildlife Technician

How one man made a radical career change.

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a brown and tan bird on a branch with a red berry in its beak
January/February 2019 Issue

Yaupon Holly and Possumhaw Brighten the Winter Landscape

Red berries from the small trees feed birds and mammals.

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close up on a Swanflower the host plant for Pipevine Swallowtails
May 2020 Issue

Swanflowers Serve as Hosts to Pipevine Swallowtails

Inconspicuous plant sports an orchid-like bloom; butterflies feast on it.

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onion plant stalks
November 2019 Issue

Use Your Nose to Find Wild Onions

Texas has 14 species of this edible plant.

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Horned Lizard white background
January/February 2022 Issue

Texas Horned Lizard Hatchling Release Marks Milestone

Discovery offers proof of breeding success for zoo-raised hatchlings in the wild.

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A diver studies the bleached coral
July 2018 Issue

Gulf’s Coral Reefs: Texas Treasure Threatened

Coral reefs face serious threats worldwide. Signs are showing at Flower Gardens off the Texas Coast.

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Great Horned Owl Closeup
August/September 2022 Issue

Avian Flu Detected In Texas

Owl and eagle are the first verified cases of avian influenza in wild birds in Texas.

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