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Ian searches for one of the rarest birds in the world.

One of the rarest birds in the world continues to make a 2,500 mile journey from it's summer home in Canada to the beautiful and nutrient-rich wintering grounds of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, a migration it has made since the last ice age.

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Sea Turtle Rescue: Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release!

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South Padre Island, Texas

The Texas Gulf Coast island is home to five of the world's seven species of sea turtle, with each species federally listed as either endangered or threatened. That makes these soft, sandy shores that they lay their eggs on incredibly important.

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Longhorn Cavern State Park:
one of the darkest places on Earth

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Burnet County, Texas

Texas is notorious for having lots of caves across the state, many of them popular attractions for the tens of millions of bats that make their nightly emergence. But Longhorn Cavern State Park truly stands out because of the tremendous human history and unique geologic processes that formed it.

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Big Texas Adventure, Big Appetite!

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la Barbecue, East Austin, Texas

Big Texas adventures mean a big appetite, and la Barbecue in East Austin is the perfect pitstop. Chefs LeAnn Mueller and Ali Clem know how to dish it up.

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The Ultimate Creator's Space, Inspired by Nature

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Texas: finding Inspiration through national parks and natural areas

Nature's palette serves as the ideal inspiration for home design. A stormy sky may inspire a deep blue wall color, and the pigment of a wildflower may be the perfect hue to complete a look. Every aspect of designing a room can be aided by the tools that nature has provided.

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