Looking for something to do kick off the new year? Start it off with one of these New Year's Day nature hikes at Houston area ...

City officials announced a new billboard campaign to make Houston area parks cleaner and safer. City leaders are taking a different approach to combat crime and litter in city parks with a new ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston City Council approved an ordinance designed to protect 7,423 acres of natural habitat in City of Houston parks on Wednesday. The Nature Preserve Ordinance will ...

A survey conducted by the Rice Kinder Institute of Urban Research at Rice University revealed Houston residents are in support of having more improved parks and green space – and are even willing to ...

A new report from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research makes clear that Houston’s city parks are woefully underfunded. Of the 13 U.S. cities with populations over one million, Houston ranks last in ...

Houston is home to 382 parks and over 43,000 acres of greenspace, but compared to other cities, it could be doing better, a new report from a national outdoors nonprofit shows. Trust for Public Land, ...

HOUSTON — Houston moved up two spots to rank 66th out of 100 cities in a study released Wednesday. The 2025 ParkScore index released by Trust for Public Land showed the results of increased investment ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston spends less money on parks than any other major city in the country, according to a new study from Rice University's Kinder Institute of Urban Research.

Read full article: The Houston Rockets all set to host 3rd annual Back-To-School Bash This year’s event, which is open to the public, will be at Moody Community Center featuring a backpack giveaway ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife offers Texans an opportunity to start 2026 off with First Day Hikes at a Texas state park.

Mayor Annise Parker on Friday announced a ban on grilling and all other uses of open flames in Houston city parks, the latest drought-related restriction to be imposed on city residents and those who ...

Houston's amusement parks run the gamut from indoor palaces with wall-to-wall fun to classic boardwalk experiences that offer a heavy dose of nostalgia. No matter what type of thrills you like and ...