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Texas: 30 Facts About Natural Wonders, Extreme Weather and a Fragile Grid

Discover 30 surprising facts about Texas, where extraordinary natural beauty meets extreme weather and vulnerable infrastructure. From star-filled skies to ancient fossil reefs, explore the geography behind the state's striking contrasts.

Big Bend National Park is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and an International Dark Sky Park, with clear-night views of the Milky Way stretching from horizon to horizon. Texas boasts more than 650 bird species, while bluebonnet season transforms the Hill Country highways. In the Guadalupe Mountains, a 260-million-year-old fossil reef reveals a time when Texas lay…

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