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TEXAS 



APRIL, WHEN THE LONE STAR STATE IS ABLOOM WITH WILDFLOWERS, IS A PERFECT 

 TIME TO ENJOY ITS CITIES OR DO SOME SPECTACULAR BIRDWATCHING. 



Top left: Mission San Jose, founded in 1 720. is part of the San Antonio Missions 

 National Historical Park; top right: along the Pine Canyon Trail in the Chisos Mountains. 



YOUR VISIT TO TEXAS MAY START OUT IN 

 Dallas, a thriving metropolis that began with a sin- 

 gle log cabin built in 1 84 1, or in Houston, the 

 state's largest city, first settled in 1836. In Austin, 

 the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, dedicat- 

 ed to native plants, is spectacular this month. All of 

 these sophisticated cities will keep you busy with a 

 plethora of historical and cultural attractions 

 including many fine museums (be sure not to miss 

 the Natural History Museum in Dallas ). But in 

 Texas, nature is never far away. 



As you head east from Houston toward the island 

 of Galveston, about an hour away, stop by the 

 Armand Bayou Nature Center, one of largest urban 

 wildlife and wilderness preserves in the country. 

 Home to bison, raptors, and reptiles, the center 

 comprises three ecosystems — bayou, forest, and 



THE STATE 



