Texas Forest Service

The FEMA Bureaucracy Descends, And Obfuscates

Field Day

Under Bob Lanier and director Bill Smith, the city's Parks Department has been on a budget-busting blowout. But who's counting, right?

Poindexter's Barbecue

A Houston manufacturing magnate sets West Texas on fire -- and now he's taking the heat

Trouble With Trees On Galveston Island

Photo by Jennifer Reynolds This Galveston County Daily News photo shows the shape the trees are inGalveston needed more bad Ike news like it needed more Ike. But more bad news is being reported: The leafy trees that provided a distinctive canopy over many of the island's most charming street ... More >>

Life, Post-Ike

One year later, Galveston residents like Marie Creasy have dug in for the long haul

West Texas is Burning: Maybe the Worst Wildfires in State's History

Tough times in the vast stretches of West Texas​Massive drought conditions have turned West Texas and the Panhandle into a tinderbox, and the spark has been lit. This weekend saw what might develop into the worst wildfire days in the state's history, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and ... More >>

Helicopters Save Bastrop Park's Historic Building, For Now

​The Refractory in Bastrop State park, built by FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps back in the Depression, had a close call today with the wildfires that have hit the park hard. At 2 p.m., the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says, fires got within 200 yards of the structure.

Protecting Trees During the Drought: The Good News and the Bad News

Photo by ParaMar PhotoDead pine trees inside Memorial Park.​The drought has taken its toll on Houston area plant life of all kinds, but the potential damage this drought could cause to trees seems to generate the most worry among residents. Despite the fact that people who have never visited H ... More >>