The Nature Conservancy in Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department purchased Heath Canyon Ranch, a 671-acre property located just outside Big Bend National Park.(Braden Echols / Provided) A ...

A ridge in South Brewster County overlooking Big Bend National Park on Jan. 23, 2024. The Texas General Land Office has purchased ranches in Brewster and Starr counties this week.

Interest in rare earth development is already underway elsewhere in West Texas. In neighboring Hudspeth County, USA Rare ...

Big Bend Ranch State Park, which is (sort of) nearby, originated with Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments's purchase of a 300,000-acre private ranch in the 1980s, though the public couldn't ...

Big Bend Ranch State Park, which is (sort of) nearby, originated with Texas Parks and Wildlife Departments's purchase of a 300,000-acre private ranch in the 1980s, though the public couldn't ...

The massive 66,388-acre Lely Ranch in Presidio County -- billed by brokers as "truly the last frontier" -- hit the market for around $26 million earlier this year.

A ridge in South Brewster County overlooking Big Bend National Park on Jan. 23, 2024. The Texas General Land Office has purchased ranches in Brewster and Starr counties this week.

Located about 30 minutes to the south of Marfa, and on the west side of Big Bend Ranch State Park, the Lely Ranch hasn't changed hands since the 1960s, when a dairy magnate purchased the property.

A ridge in South Brewster County overlooking Big Bend National Park on Jan. 23, 2024. The Texas General Land Office has purchased ranches in Brewster and Starr counties this week.

Located about 30 minutes to the south of Marfa, and on the west side of Big Bend Ranch State Park, the Lely Ranch hasn't changed hands since the 1960s, when a dairy magnate purchased the property.

In West Texas, the state bought a 353,785-acre ranch that borders Big Bend National Park for an undisclosed price. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said in a statement there are a variety ...