In the Big Bend region of West Texas ... The 66-mile River Road drive from Lajitas to Presidio along Highway 170 has been called one of the most scenic drives in the country.

Shannon Sims, a Texan and longtime contributor to the Travel section, is based in Houston. Deep in the high desert of Far West Texas, an hour’s drive from the Mexican border, sits a little jewel ...

The Nature Conservancy in Texas (TNC) purchased a 671-acre property in West Texas that will be managed ... of the only river access points for the scenic Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande.