A bi-partisan bill aimed at expanding Big Bend National Park stalled in the U.S. Senate Thursday amidst an Oregon Democrat's effort to promote a rural education bill and other legislation.

Big Bend National Park in Texas could soon expand by thousands of acres. Pictured is the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in the park.(Dan Leeth / Special Contributor) Big Bend National Park in Texas ...

Under the proposed legislation, dubbed the "Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act," the National Park Service (NPS) would be authorized to acquire the stretch of land adjacent to ...

WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) March 25 introduced the Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, which would ...

Researchers say odd-looking plants discovered by a volunteer and supervisory interpretive park ranger at a U.S. National Park are a new species.The unique plant was found growing on desert rocks ...

Walking through the boundless landscape of red rocks and limestone cliffs in Texas' Big Bend National Park last March, a volunteer and a park ranger came across a plant they didn't recognize.