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Monday, April 01, 2013  The reddish egrets have arrived, swooping in by the hundreds on Green Island.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  The serene sound of the water surrounds the Laguna Madre.

Friday, January 11, 2013  The Hidalgo County Drainage District is about to begin a multi-million dollar drainage project voters approved last November.

Monday, December 31, 2012  Huge rattlesnakes, majestic bucks, colorful birds and trophy trout…yes, it has been a spectacular year in the South Texas wildlands.  Richard Moore looks back at 2012 in the outdoors.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Claudia Bedon is a bona fide animal lover. She's spent the last 4 years serving as a foster family to more than 30 abused or neglected dogs.

Monday, November 12, 2012  It's hard to believe a Pit-bull found starving with cigarette burns and his tail cut off can still be capable of love.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Authorities are releasing new details now about a man whose body found in the Laguna Madre last week.

Saturday, October 13, 2012  Cameron County Sheriff investigators have identified the body found floating in the Laguna Madre as Port Isabel man.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Authorities have called the U.S. Coast Guard to retrieve a man's body found in the waters of the Laguna Madre.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Hidalgo County residents will see a special bond initiative on this November’s ballot asking for $184 million in drainage system improvements.

Monday, April 30, 2012  The victim in a fatal jet ski accident has been identified as a student of Stell Middle School in Brownsville.

Sunday, April 29, 2012  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department continues investigating a deadly jet ski crash Saturday on the Laguna Madre.

Saturday, April 28, 2012  A 13-year-old from Weslaco is dead after he and his 17-year-old brother crashed into a 19-foot fishing boat while on a jet ski, according to the City of South Padre Island.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  After weeks of sitting in quarantine, a pitbull named Champ, is set free. The 4 year old dog had been  punched in the face by his owner when Champ tried to protect another dog in his home that was getting hit for making a mess.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  The news came as a shock. Four loaded barges crashed into a support beam of the queen Isabella causeway in the early morning hours of September 15th, 2001.