Texans can vote on three potential designs to update the horned lizard plate, which was the first conservation plate offered ...

The Texas Spiny Lizard is one of the larger members of its genus, with adult males frequently achieving lengths of nearly 11 inches. The background coloration of this reptile ranges from gray to ...

Critters My Quest to Find the Elusive, Two-Foot-Long Texas Alligator Lizard After encountering the large and mysterious reptile a few years ago, I was determined to find one again.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is asking the Lone Star State to weigh in on a fresh new look for one of its most beloved symbols: The classic ho ...

Texas horned lizard numbers are waning, but they still can be found out there. Mike Leggett. Special to Austin American-Statesman. STAMFORD — There’s probably not much chance that if you grew ...

A Texas representative wants to remove a rare lizard from the endangered species list, which would pave the way for oil and gas companies to once again plant ground in restricted parts of the ...

news Politics. AG Ken Paxton sues feds over endangered lizard in Texas oil country The lizard, Paxton argued, was illegally classified as a ‘backdoor’ way to harm the oil and gas industry.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Monday for declaring the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species, saying the politically motivated decision could harm ...

The Interior Department has listed the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered, sparking backlash over the potential effects on oil production. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is heading to federal ...

The tiny dunes sagebrush lizard may blend in with the mounds of sand peppering the oil-rich Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico, but its recently approved status as an endangered species ...

The 2.5-inch-long lizard only lives in about 4% of the 86,000-square-mile Permian Basin, which spans Texas and New Mexico, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.