The Texas House paved the way for a billion-dollar investment in state parks, which one advocate said would create “a new golden age” for the park system. Texas now ranks 35th nationally in state park acreage per capita.
, that would, with voter approval, create a Centennial Parks Conservation Fund to invest up to $1 billion to buy more land for the state parks system.
“This would create a new golden age for our state parks,” said Luke Metzger, the executive director of Environment Texas. “We have a lot to celebrate. What a great birthday present to give all Texans for the state parks system’s 100th.”, R-Flower Mound, already have received an OK from the Senate and need a final vote in the House before heading to the governor’s desk for final approval.
Advocates and park aficionados have flocked to the Capitol several times during the legislative session to express the need for more park land. They shared stories of their most memorable park experiences of fishing, hiking and camping. They also told lawmakers that to enjoy state parks, which, sometimes they have to get on waiting lists several months in advance and campsites are limited.
Parks became a hot political topic at the Capitol after Fairfield Lake State Park, about 100 miles south of Dallas, announcedbecause it’s on leased land and the owner was selling the land. It is one of 14 state parks that sit on leased land.
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