The Balcones Escarpment, a geological scar millions of years old running across Central Texas, is one of the most important geological features in the state. It has played a huge role in shaping ...

The Balcones Escarpment. It is geology’s most fateful mark upon the surface of Texas, a bulwark of cracked and weathered rock that extends in a pronounced arc from Waco to Del Rio. It is the ...

The proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and local topography makes central Texas particularly prone to heavy precipitation and deadly flood events. Specifically, the Balcones Escarpment, located in ...

Whether you’re a master of geography or not, there’s really only one feature that ranks most important for shaping the area where we live: the Balcones Escarpment. ”This is a major uplift ...

The long narrow Caprock Escarpment stands as high as 1,000 feet in places. Coronado passed this way. So did roving Comanche bands and prehistoric canyon dwellers as long as 12,000 years ago.

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about the ...