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Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Mexico's top tourism official says the country may be dropped from the list of the world's top 10 tourist destinations, a spot it has held for years.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  If congress fails to make a new budget deal before March 1 major cuts are headed our way.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection alone faces $754 million in cuts.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Eco-tourism and bird watching in particular is worth 463-million dollars annually to the Valley and the annual celebration of the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival begins today.  Richard Moore has a preview of what birders can expect.

Friday, November 02, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is now approaching two decades of existence here at home.  Marci Fuller, with the festival, spoke more in depth about what you can expect from this event and how it's a unique experience for families.

Monday, September 24, 2012  The border city of Laredo is trying to combat the stigma of drug cartel violence in its sister sister of Nuevo Laredo with a "Laredo is Safe" campaign that includes 17 yellow billboards around Texas.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Mexican tourism officials say there has been a 5.3 percent increase in the number of international visitors to Mexico from January to April.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Bird lovers visiting South Padre Island were left with broken hearts after nets were destroyed by the people who are supposed to be taking care of them- the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.

Sunday, November 06, 2011  The city of South Padre Island is considering charging for parking.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  A recent study by Texas A&M University has found that nature tourism brings a lot of dough to the Rio Grande Valley.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  The violence is Mexico is not slowing down. So far, at least 35,000 people have been killed in the drug cartel violence.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Many McAllen businesses are worried that Texas state lawmakers are looking to cut tourism funding from $30 million dollars to only $5 million dollars.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  Hundreds were gathered as the Mayor of McAllen delivered his state of the city address speech.

Monday, November 29, 2010  Some companies that cater to Winter Texans are avoiding drug violence-plagued Mexico this season.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  Gubernatorial candidate Bill White says with Texas facing an 18 billion dollar budget deficit, a good place to start trimming is tourism.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  A Brownsville man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in an Arizona case where he pleading guilty of traveling to Mexico to have sex with children.