Parks & Wildlife Celebrates 50 Years  By KGNS News  Lake Casa
Blanca opened its gates in march of 1991. Since then, it's been
the place of choice for many families to spend their holidays.
There are 90 state parks in Texas. "It does have a lot of
tradition. A lot of families come here. we have a lot of repeat
visitors. every week, they're here and we like that." For the
people in Laredo who complain about there being nothing to do,
Park Superintendent encourages people to head to the lake. "We
get so used to that area and we say 'oh there's nothing to do'.
If you live in the valley, everybody says there's nothing to do,
but you do have the beach." Our cameras caught people enjoying
the day on the lake on a Wednesday afternoon, taking advantage
of the overcast weather. The lake takes up nearly 1,700 square
feet of the park. "Land acres is just under 400 land acres. That
includes the day use areas and camping areas." Visitation has
been increasing over the past couple of years. Cook says since
taking over as pa