PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) - Noted for its historical significance, the first swimming pool shaped like Texas was recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Texas Historical Commission ...

Anyone who's spent even a week in an oppressive Texas summer can attest to the need for a nearby swim hole. It's especially desirable to have one just steps from the back door, but it can be a risky ...

Decades before gallons of water filled the Texas-shaped Lone Star Lagoon at San Antonio’s Six Flags amusement park, there was the Plano Texas Pool. And now, the 168,000-gallon pool is on its way to ...

Plano resident Barry McCollom, 62, said he has vivid memories of swimming lessons in the famous Texas Pool in the 1960s. As the name implies, the pool is shaped like the state. McCollom would always ...

Micah Branscum, 3, plays with a water feature at the new Mae Simmons Splash Pad on July 8 in Lubbock. Once considered a form of necessary community infrastructure that commanded millions of federal ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Texas legislature has passed HB 2858, which allows municipalities in the state to require model standards for building, remodeling and repairing pools and spas. The legislature ...

Soon you'll be able to take a dip into Texas' geography - literally. Plano's Texas-shaped pool will open with a new addition this summer: tiles that spell at least nine Texas cities' names at the ...

PLANO, Texas — Janet Vermillion Moos and the Texas Pool Foundation are in need of funding for major repairs to the iconic Texas-shaped pool in Plano. First built in 1961, the original pool has a place ...

Swimming World reported earlier that the American Short Course Championships, typically held at the Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center at the University of Texas, have been relocated to San Antonio ...

Texas Pools received prestigious Gold and Silver awards for its creativity and design in the 2010 Association of Pool & Spa Professionals’ International Awards of Excellence and the Global AquaTekture ...