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Texas has eight plant hardiness zones, ranging from the cold-hardy northwestern Panhandle to the warmer southern regions.

Find the black-chinned hummingbird in Texas sometime between mid-March to early May to breed, and they will stay until ...

Beginning mid-March in North Texas, the sides of Interstate ... in Austin, features 900 species of native Texas wildflowers and plants. While there are approximately 5,000 species of native ...

On the day he took the West Virginia job, North Texas barely beat Oklahoma State in the NIT quarterfinals. There was an angst from West Virginia fans who had to wait another week for Hodge to arrive ...

Extreme Texas weather and harsh climate are key factors driving a shocking 66% decline in commercial bee colonies since June ...

One Central Texas native says she knows exactly what happens ... and an array of multicolored streams and trees. And then, another level. “From there I was lifted into the real place of light ...

Hodge stayed on as the coach at North ... a Maryland native and an instructor in yoga and Pilates, a series of exercises that in part helps improve flexibility. "It's the flexible trees that ...

In an age of decreasing bird and pollinator populations, we can reverse some of these trends by removing invasive species and planting native plants in our yards. As I walk through my neighborhood ...

After the bluebonnet, also known as the “buffalo clover,” was declared the state flower by the Texas Legislature in 1901, a ...