Archives for February 2015

AUSTIN-- February brings visitors a variety of biking opportunities in Texas state parks. … [Read more...] about 02-05 | Riders Get Your Wheels Turning in Texas State Parks

AUSTIN - If you've ever wanted to be a park ranger or simply wondered about the inner workings of a Texas state park, then consider enrolling in the Citizen's Park Ranger Academy offered this spring in North Texas by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. … [Read more...] about 02-04 | Citizen’s Park Ranger Academy Scheduled for April

ATHENS -- Local lore has it that the hamburger as we know it was invented by an Athens resident, Fletcher ("Old Dave") Davis, at his Athens cafandeacute; in the 1880s and introduced to the world at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. A reporter for the New York Tribune wrote from the fair of a new sandwich called a hamburger, "the innovation of a food vendor on the pike." While … [Read more...] about 02-03 | Eggheads to Thrill Tastebuds at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center April 11

ATHENS-The Texas State-Fish Art Contest, headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), reminds Texas teachers and students that the deadline for entries in the 2015 State-Fish Art Contest is March 31, 2015. … [Read more...] about 01-28 | Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries