CHRISTMAS EVENTS: It's Christmas time in Texas -enjoy the 
spirit of the season at a state park or historic site near 
you ... Details ahead on Passport to Texas (Wk of Dec 11) 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Experience the spirit of the season at a Texas state park 
or historic site this month.

Celebrate Yuletide Texas aboard Battleship Texas -- a 
historic WWII ship - docked in LaPorte. Christmas was a 
special time for the sailors and officers who served 
aboard Battleship TEXAS. Visit throughout the month to 
see the vessel adorned with lights, ornaments and 
decorations in the spirit of the season. 

If you like your Christmas in the wide open spaces, 
maybe you'd enjoy Big Spring state park's offering - 
Poinsettias in the Park. Visit this panhandle plains site 
and see six large metal poinsettias -- 20 feet wide and 8 
feet tall -- wrapped in Christmas lights, placed on the 
edge of the 200-foot bluff at the northern limit of the 
Edwards Plateau in the park. Yeah, it's a little strange but 
very twinkly....

The Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center 
celebrates Christmas on the Border on December 19. 
Celebrate the holiday season in West Texas border 
fashion. Local community performers will provide the 
entertainment; refreshments and treats will be served 
and a special visit by Santa Claus will delight the children. 
The festivities go from 6:30 to 9pm.

Visit the Texas Parks and wildlife website for times and 
admission fees for these and other holiday events in state 
parks and historic sites. 

That's our show for today ... For Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 


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