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Like many good things, Texas’ newest state park began with a crime. In this case, it was a 2008 fatal shooting in the Mule ...

Park Ranger James Adams fondly calls this stretch of road the “y’all come back view’ at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, which is still under construction. Yffy Yossifor yyossifor@star-telegram.com ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, there’s good news and there’s bad news. First, the ...

PALO PINTO COUNTY, Texas — Sunday is a big day for anyone who loves the outdoors in North Texas. The Palo Pinto Mountains State Park will open its gates to visitors for a soft opening March 1. It will ...

Popular Texas state parks like Palo Duro Canyon, Garner, and Enchanted Rock all deserve their accolades, and each one is ...

*Update: The completion of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park has been pushed to 2025. Halfway between Fort Worth and Abilene, 75 miles from both, the hills and soft cuestas of the Western Cross Timbers ...

PALO PINTO COUNTY (CBSNewsTexas.com) — A large and growing wildfire in Palo Pinto County is forcing people out of their homes. The Gaines Bend, Sportsman's World, and Hell's Gates communities near ...

STRAWN, Texas – Texas is getting a new state park for the first time in more than a decade. Palo Pinto Mountains State Park sits on just over 4,871 acres in a scenic area of North Texas, roughly 75 ...

A section of derailed train cars in Palo Pinto County, Texas, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Palo Pinto County Emergency Services A train derailment in Palo Pinto County on Tuesday afternoon was being ...