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National Parks and Monuments
Big Bend National Park Chamizal National Memorial Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Texas Facts Capital: Austin Land Area: 261,797 sq. miles Population: 22,118,509 Counties: 254 Highest Point: Guadalupe Peak at 8,749 feet, Lowest Point: Gulf of Mexico at Sea Level

Texas State Parks
Balmorhea State Park Big Bend Ranch State Park Fort Lancaster State Park Fort Leaton State Park Franklin Mountains State Park	Hueco Tanks State Historical Park Hueco Tanks - Another Look Monahans Sand Hills State Park Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park

Recreation & Wilderness Areas
Amistad National Recreation Area Black Gap Wilderness Area Lake Amistad	Rough Canyon Recreation Area Río Grande Wild and Scenic River Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area

Texas Cities & Towns
Amarillo, Texas Arlington, Texas Austin, Texas Balmorhea, Texas Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Del Rio, Texas (Motels) El Paso, Texas Fort Stockton, Texas Lajitas	Marathon, Texas Marfa, Texas Monahans, Texas Pecos, Texas Presidio, Texas Sanderson, Texas Sierra Blanca, Texas Sonora, Texas Terlingua Van Horn,Texas

Historic Locations & Points of Interest
Anne Riggs Memorial Museum (Ft. Stockton) Caverns of Sonora (Sonora) Fort Davis and Mountains Desert Museums Museum of History (El Paso) Fort Bliss Museum (El Paso) Fort Davis National Historic Site	Seminole Canyon State Historic Park Tigua Indian Reservation & Pueblo (El Paso) Interstate 10 West of the Pecos Museum (Pecos) West Texas' Northern Chihuahuan Desert Wilderness Park Museum (El Paso) W.J. McDonald Observatory (Ft. Davis)

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The Mule Deer
This stocky deer with sturdy legs has large ears that move constantly and independently, hence their name, "Mule" or "Burro Deer." They can reach speeds up to 45 mile per hour, helpful when pursued by coyotes or mountain lions.

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