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Hill at Sims opens this Saturday in Sunnyside — a 100-acre conversion of a detention basin into trails, overlooks and a hilltop pavilion after a $28M public-private investment.
A bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Dino was seen without tail flukes in Galveston Bay. Researchers published a note and say the sighting highlights risks from fishing gear.
Bodycam shows a Fulshear officer snaring a juvenile alligator off a Polo Ranch porch. The clip joins a string of springtime gator sightings across Fort Bend.
Parkside Capital broke ground on Legacy Park, a 56-acre detention basin and regional park in Katy that will add trails and flood protection for nearby neighborhoods.
Constable Precinct 4 deputies reported an adult coyote and pups near the 8100 block of Farmingham Road and urged residents to secure pets and avoid feeding wildlife.
Houston expects to open 34 of its 37 public pools this summer, with three sites down for repairs as the city boosts lifeguard pay and expands hiring.
An 11-foot alligator that wandered into a Fort Bend neighborhood was captured Wednesday and will be relocated to a natural area, officials say.
A small alligator was photographed outside Scanlan Oaks Elementary in Sienna on May 8. Neighbors say the reptile wandered off before anyone intervened.
Harris County crews have begun removing volunteer-built ramps and jumps from Cypresswood and Cypress Creek as flood-control projects proceed, prompting anger from riders and new talks with GHORBA.
A small alligator wandered into a busy Lake Houston intersection Monday, briefly stopping traffic before deputies relocated it to a nearby pond.
A black bear tracked since July 2025 has reemerged in East Texas, and TPWD says it overwintered there — a first in more than 50 years.
TxDOT has put up wildlife‑crossing signs on Galveston Island after researchers revealed a local coyote population carrying red‑wolf DNA — animals that could matter for recovery.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved new 2026–27 hunting rules that move the South Zone dove opener to Sept. 1, close two county turkey seasons and expand doe days.
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