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An invasive species is a non-native organism whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm to human, animal, plant or ...

Fire plays a vital role in the ecology of East Texas, but it can also pose significant risks to homes, outbuildings, and ...

Two big rams bolted from the steel trailer, took a few hesitant steps and glanced around nervously at their new home: dramatic mountains in west Texas more than 200 miles from where they grew up.

As spring arrives in Texas, one wildflower always stands out across Texas fields, roadsides, and gardens — the bluebonnet.

I realize it’s now spring, but I want to make a difference next Christmas. I have a very healthy Christmas cactus in my ...

After a soggy couple of days this week, drier weather returns to Southeast Texas for most of the weekend. Could more storms ...

Next month, on Saturday, April 26, between 9 a.m. and noon, the New Braunfels Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas ...

The Mexican mint marigold, the newest Texas Superstar plant, is a hardy, easy-to-grow herb and popular herbaceous ornamental perennial.

One Redditor was seeking advice after their dad's HOA imposed restrictive rules against native plant landscaping.

The city of St. Augustine — with its centuries-old buildings and massive stone fort — is an enduring reminder of Spain’s ...

I recently went looking for one of the rarest of Texas’s rare plants in what seemed like an odd place: near the middle of ...