Thanks to a recent bill passed during the last legislative session, activeduty military, honorably discharged veterans and the immediate family members of a service member who died while serving now qualify for one of three new Parklands Passports. These passports are available at no cost and grant the cardholder free entry to all Texas State Parks.The new categories of Parklands Passports, which can be obtained at any state park, are Active Duty, Veterans and Gold Star. These cards join four other existing passports — Senior Partial, Senior Full, Disability and Disabled Veterans — each with their own rules, qualifying documents ...