Topic - Texas Forest Service

Texas Forest Service (TFS) is an agency chartered by the Texas legislature to manage the interests of Texas' forests. It is a part of the Texas A&M University System. The legislature created the service in 1915. - Source: Wikipedia

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A worker starts to cut down a pine tree last month in Houston. The lack of rain and extreme heat during a historic dry spell in Texas have taken a brutal toll on forests and city parks, and the effects could alter the state's landscape for years. (Associated Press)

Dead trees marring Texas landscape

By Jamie Stengle - Associated Press