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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approves roughly 55,000 acres of state-park additions across three counties
Summary
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Nov. 6 authorized staff to pursue three state-park land acquisitions totaling roughly 55,000 acres across Kinney and Edwards, Briscoe and Caldwell counties.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Nov. 6 authorized the executive director to take steps to acquire parcels from willing sellers that would expand three state parks and protect habitat.
Staff recommended and the commission approved acquisitions described as: approximately 54,000 acres in Kinney and Edwards counties (proposed as a new state park site with steep canyons, roughly 7.5 miles of the West Nueces River and a 30-acre lake); a roughly 1,120-acre parcel adjacent to Caprock Canyon State Park and Trailway in Briscoe County (to enlarge habitat and bison range and add recreational access); and a collection of strategic tracts totaling…
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