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        "slug": "bee-cave-dark-sky-community",
        "name": "Bee Cave",
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        "nearest_town": "Bee Cave",
        "lat": 30.30854,
        "lng": -97.94501,
        "year_certified": 2023,
        "official_url": "https://www.beecavetexas.gov/",
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        "notes": "Including the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, the city encompasses 15.1 square miles."
      },
      {
        "slug": "big-bend-national-park-dark-sky-park",
        "name": "Big Bend National Park",
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        "lat": 29.33325,
        "lng": -103.19433,
        "year_certified": 2012,
        "official_url": "http://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm",
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        "notes": "national park renowned for its hiking and backpacking trails nestles in the “Big Bend” of the Rio Grande river, which marks the boundary between Mexico and the state of Texas."
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        "slug": "big-bend-ranch-dark-sky-park",
        "name": "Big Bend Ranch State Park",
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        "nearest_town": "Terlingua",
        "lat": 29.53174,
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        "official_url": "https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/big-bend-ranch",
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        "notes": "Designated 2017 Category Dark Sky Park Address Barton Warnock Visitor Center Terlingua, TX 79852 Google Maps Contact Omar V."
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      {
        "slug": "black-gap-dark-sky-sanctuary",
        "name": "Black Gap Wildlife Management Area",
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        "nearest_town": "Alpine",
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        "official_url": "https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/wma/find_a_wma/list/?id=2",
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        "notes": "The property is administered by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for the purpose of wildlife research, conservation, and management."
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        "slug": "city-of-blanco-texas-dark-sky-community",
        "name": "Blanco, Texas",
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        "lat": 30.24193,
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        "official_url": "http://www.blancocountynightsky.org",
        "source_url": "https://darksky.org/places/city-of-blanco-texas-dark-sky-community/",
        "notes": "The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region that forms the southern portion of the Edwards Plateau where West Texas, Central Texas, and Southern Texas intersect."
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        "slug": "caprock-canyons-state-park-texas",
        "name": "Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas",
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        "nearest_town": "Quitaque",
        "lat": 34.40961,
        "lng": -101.07718,
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        "official_url": "https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/caprock-canyons",
        "source_url": "https://darksky.org/places/caprock-canyons-state-park-texas/",
        "notes": "Through ongoing sky quality monitoring, public star parties, and hands-on educational programs, the park inspires visitors to see darkness not as something to fear, but as something to treasure."
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      {
        "slug": "copper-breaks-state-park-dark-sky-park",
        "name": "Copper Breaks State Park",
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        "nearest_town": null,
        "lat": 34.12157,
        "lng": -99.75766,
        "year_certified": 2014,
        "official_url": "http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/copper-breaks",
        "source_url": "https://darksky.org/places/copper-breaks-state-park-dark-sky-park/",
        "notes": "“Breaks” refers to the fractures and faults that define the limited waterways of the park."
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      {
        "slug": "devils-river-state-natural-area-dark-sky-sanctuary",
        "name": "Devils River State Natural Area — Del Norte Unit",
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        "nearest_town": "Del Rio",
        "lat": 29.93521,
        "lng": -100.93361,
        "year_certified": 2019,
        "official_url": "https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/devils-river",
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        "notes": "Del Rio, Texas 78840 USA Google Map Contact Asa Vermeulen Website Tel.: (830) 395-2133 Land Area 80.3 km2 Documents Application Press Release Annual Reports"
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      {
        "slug": "dripping-springs-dark-sky-community",
        "name": "Dripping Springs, Texas",
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        "lat": 30.19021,
        "lng": -98.08668,
        "year_certified": 2014,
        "official_url": "http://www.cityofdrippingsprings.com/",
        "source_url": "https://darksky.org/places/dripping-springs-dark-sky-community/",
        "notes": "Civil War, Dripping Springs experienced massive growth in the last decade."
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      {
        "slug": "enchanted-rock-state-natural-area-dark-sky-park",
        "name": "Enchanted Rock State Natural Area",
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        "official_url": "http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/enchanted-rock",
        "source_url": "https://darksky.org/places/enchanted-rock-state-natural-area-dark-sky-park/",
        "notes": "Enchanted Rock has hosted star parties for park visitors since 2011."
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        "slug": "fredericksburg-texas-dark-sky-community",
        "name": "Fredericksburg, Texas",
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        "nearest_town": "Fredericksburg",
        "lat": 30.2752,
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        "year_certified": 2020,
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        "notes": "As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 10,530."
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        "slug": "greater-big-bend-international-dark-sky-reserve",
        "name": "Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve",
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        "nearest_town": "Fort Davis",
        "lat": 30.58916,
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        "official_url": "https://www.bigbenddarkskyreserve.org/",
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        "notes": "The protected landscape encompasses a vast area of the Chihuahuan Desert characterized by diverse desert habitat and wildlife, complex geology, and a rich human history."
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        "slug": "horseshoe-bay-texas-dark-sky-community",
        "name": "Horseshoe Bay, Texas",
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        "nearest_town": "Horseshoe Bay",
        "lat": 30.54421,
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        "notes": "Johnson, some 50 miles west of the state capital, Austin."
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        "name": "Jonestown, Texas",
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        "nearest_town": "Jonestown",
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        "notes": "Jonestown was incorporated in 1985 and is a small, rural community with a population of approximately 2500."
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        "slug": "lakewood-village-texas-dark-sky-community",
        "name": "Lakewood Village, Texas",
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        "lat": 33.14262,
        "lng": -96.96945,
        "year_certified": 2019,
        "official_url": "http://www.lakewoodvillagetx.us",
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        "notes": "Located in the northern part of the Dallas/Ft."
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        "name": "Liberty Hill, Texas",
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        "lat": 30.66407,
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        "official_url": "https://experiencelhtx.com/save-our-stars/",
        "source_url": "https://darksky.org/places/liberty-hill-texas/",
        "notes": "Save Our Stars regularly hosts star parties, leads night-sky audits, participates in local festivals, and promotes its “Night Sky Friendly Business” program."
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        "slug": "lyndon-b-johnson-national-historical-park-dark-sky-park",
        "name": "Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park",
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        "country": "US",
        "state_province": "TX",
        "nearest_town": "Stonewall",
        "lat": 30.25082,
        "lng": -98.62407,
        "year_certified": 2021,
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        "notes": "Johnson National Historical Park is located 60 miles northwest of San Antonio, Texas just off Texas State Highway 290 along the beautiful Pedernales River."
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      {
        "slug": "milton-reimers-ranch-park-dark-sky-park",
        "name": "Milton Reimers Ranch Park",
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        "nearest_town": "Dripping Springs",
        "lat": 30.36764,
        "lng": -98.12197,
        "year_certified": 2021,
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        "notes": "Milton Reimers Ranch Park has been open to the public since 2006."
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        "name": "Shield Ranch Barton Creek",
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        "nearest_town": "Austin",
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        "notes": "The Ranch hosted its first public Dusk to Dark Star Party in November 2022."
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        "name": "South Llano River State Park",
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        "nearest_town": "Junction",
        "lat": 30.42609,
        "lng": -99.80024,
        "year_certified": 2017,
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        "notes": "Designated 2017 Category Dark Sky Park Address 1927 Park Road 73 Junction, TX 76849 USA Google Maps Contact Edward Terry Cheyenne Mack Website Tel.: 325-446-3994 Land Area 10.5 km2 Documents Application Press Release Annual Reports"
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        "nearest_town": "Mountain Home",
        "lat": 30.17841,
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        "year_certified": 2015,
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        "notes": "Roy Ellzey Website Land Area 0.57 km2 Documents Application Press Release Annual Reports Media Photos of the UBarU Observatory, inaugurated October 2017 (all photos courtesy of John Phelps): UBarU Observatory interior."
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        "year_certified": 2018,
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