Brazos Bend State Park is a gorgeous, sprawling stretch of land that spans nearly 5,000 acres; and it's located just one hour south of downtown Houston. With the Brazos River forming its eastern ...

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NEEDVILLE, Texas — You never know what you may come across once floodwaters recede. Brazos Bend State Park officials say they had one of their rarer sightings of an eastern hognose snake crossing ...

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - The Brazos River is out of its banks because of municipalities as far north as Dallas releasing their reservoirs. For safety, the Brazos Bend State Park evacuated visitors ...

Brazos Bend State Park has reopened to the public but there are some things visitors should know before they head to the Fort Bend County park. The park was reopened as of Monday following last week’s ...

Brazos Bend State Park staff recently welcomed some snappy new bundles of joy into the world -- several tiny lil’ alligators. The cute creatures made their viral internet debut Tuesday when the Texas ...

Brazos Bend State Park is Patti Edens' preferred place to observe birds and wildlife. "This time of year, my favorite thing to do is watch the green herons fishing on 40-Acre Lake," says Edens, a ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- In perhaps a sign that the country is revving back to normal, the number of people expected to travel 50 miles or more from home is expected to be a 60 percent increase from last ...

There's have been a couple of sightings of a snake slithering at Brazos Bend State Park. Don't worry, it's nonvenomous. Houston native Nazareth Gonzalez spotted a 3-foot broad-banded water snake while ...

While hiking and looking for great wildlife moments, hiker and photographer Elise Kitchens captured a "once-in-a-lifetime" shot of an American Bittern eating a Red-bellied Mudsnake at Brazos Bend ...