This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. Dottie Carter is an 83-year-old retired schoolteacher and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HARRISON County, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) — The Greater Caddo Lake Association of Texas is hosting a cleanup event on Caddo Lake. Caddo ...

Home to over 115 different species and subspecies of snakes, Texas has the most diverse snake population of any state in the United States. Texas' warm temperatures, habitat diversity, large size, and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - If you live in the ArkLaTex, you may have spent some time on Caddo Lake, which is now the backdrop of a new movie. The movie, named after the lake, filmed scenes in both ...

"Texas couldn't have happened without water," Laura-Ashley Overdyke, executive director of the Caddo Lake Institute, rightly observed in an interview during the throes of this summer's heat. North ...

Caddo Lake, straddling Texas and Louisiana, is a rare natural wonder with cypress forests, rich wildlife, and winding bayous. Visitors can paddle through serene waterways, hike scenic trails, and ...

Caddo Lake feels primordial. The cries of birds and other creatures unseen echo among the cypress trees draped in ragged Spanish moss that loom over glassy water. It is a place, in other words, that ...