River access to the Comal River is still closed as of Friday following heavy rains this week, according to the city of New Braunfels.

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The flood map showing where residents in Harris County, Texas, were urged to voluntarily evacuate. Heavy rain caused flooding along the Trinity River on Wednesday morning.

A TexasFlood.org map showing flooding and alerts in place across Texas. A red circle denotes a major flood, orange means minor flood and yellow indicates a flood "action" is in force.

Illustration by Kathleen Fu 1. The Panhandle. Thanks to simple geometry, the Texas Panhandle is perhaps the easiest of the state’s eleven regions to delineate.

Red circles on a map of Red River County signifying homes that would be flooded if the Marvin Nichols Reservoir is constructed, on display at Cuthand United Methodist Church in Bogata, Texas, on ...

A U.S. EPA report stated that 55% of U.S. rivers are in bad condition. View this beautiful interactive map for inspiration to protect these waterways.

Dinosaur tracks that date back approximately 113 million years were found in Dinosaur Valley State Park, Texas recently where a river bottom was exposed after a severe drought.

But Texas wild rice, growing in its tiny tract of the San Marcos River, reminds us of the small pockets of thriving American nature in yet-to-be-developed suburbs and behind abandoned Dairy Queens.