Texas Parks: Wide Open Spaces & Wild Places

In this episode of What I Like About Texas, host Erika Boyd, president and CEO of the Texas Travel Alliance, explores the economic and cultural impact of the Texas outdoors, which contributed $59.4 billion to the state’s GDP in 2024. Joining the conversation are Robert Alvarez, executive director of Visit Big Bend; Rodney Franklin, director of Texas State Parks; and Margo Richards, SVP of Community Resources for the Lower Colorado River Authority. Together, they highlight the wide range of outdoor experiences available across the state, from remote desert landscapes and dark-sky viewing in Big Bend to lakeside recreation, camping, hiking, and family-friendly programming throughout Texas. This episode is sponsored by Visit Big Bend.   What I Like About Texas is produced by Association Briefings.