AUSTIN – A golden age of state parks may be glimmering on the horizon according to a recent article in Texas State Parks magazine. This November Texas voters will have the chance to approve a $1 billion fund to create new state parks – the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund.
Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Arch H. “Beaver” Aplin III, says, if approved, TPWD will be allowed to spend fund earnings, estimating they could reach $50 million a year. "It sets the future for us to accomplish our dream of having the best park system in the nation.”
Governor Greg Abbott supports the fund, and says he wants future generations of Texans to have the same opportunity he did – to go fishing, share a picnic with family and enjoy the grandeur and natural wonders of places like Caddo Lake, Palo Duro Canyon and Mustang Island.
“This is the future of the outdoors, the future of parks for Texas,” says Aplin. For more information, see the Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine story The Future of Our Outdoors.
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