Texas spends $25 million to protect additional Hill Country land in the Honey Creek State Natural Area

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has secured 515 acres of land and water in the rapidly developing Texas Hill Country to preserve it as a natural watershed and habitat, department officials said Monday. The $25 million acquisition adds to the state’s conservation efforts by expanding the 1,825-acre Honey Creek State Natural Area and watershed, located some 30 miles north of San Antonio.