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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Carefully removing a Lincoln sparrow that has just flown into his mist net, Mark Conway of Harlingen will next band the bird and record a series of measurements before releasing it.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Well, it's officially the first day of spring, but if you are a Texas tortoise emerging from your brief winter rest, then there sure isn't much to eat out there in the South Texas wildlands.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A black-throated sparrow proclaims his territory from atop a spiny yucca, while nearby a cactus wren sings from a thorny branch.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The prolonged drought plaguing southernmost Texas is taking its toll on wildlife.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A rural San Benito man is behind bars after being accused of sexually abusing a little girl with a knife.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  Three people are behind bars after a search of a Pharr home revealed 150 pounds of marijuana, cocaine and tens of thousands of pirated DVDs.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  More than $3.7 million dollars worth of marijuana is off the streets after customs found it hidden in shipments of cucumbers and cactus pads from Mexico.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  According to the calendar the first day of spring is March 20.  But as Richard Moore shows us the Rio Grande Valley is ahead of the rest.

Monday, November 08, 2010  A man who conspired with an Edinburg woman to kill her husband has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Monday, October 18, 2010  A shop foreman who allegedly had an affair with his boss' wife and later plotting to kill him has pleaded guilty.

Monday, September 20, 2010  Almost two years after the death of her husband, Mirna Garcia was found guilty of murder and given a 55 year sentence.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  There are some 1200 native plants in deep South Texas, and one of the most important to people and wildlife is the prickly pear cactus or nopal as it is known in Spanish.

Monday, May 17, 2010  Slipping beneath a mesquite branch in the brush country of deep South Texas, a Mexican milk snake glides past a patch of blooming pitaya cactus.

Monday, February 22, 2010  Texas tortoises now awakening from their winter's sleep, and as Richard Moore shows us, the well-rested and slow-paced tortoises can live for nearly a century.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  According to the calendar, the first official day of Spring is March 20.  But the Rio Grande Valley is way ahead of that date when it comes to signs of Spring.