Valleywide Bird Center to Expand Across Rio Grande Valley
A proposed $7 million Valleywide birding center plan expands to include Mission, Brownsville, Edinburg, Harlingen, and Weslaco as main and satellite centers. Each site could receive state funding up to $2 million, with satellites up to $350,000, creating a unified regional hub for birding led by Parks and Wildlife in coordination with local officials and supporters.
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Austin
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Brownsville
Edinburg
Harlingen
Weelaca Wall
Werpenters
Kino Flores
D-Palmview
Texas Parks and Wildlife
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Mission
Buntsen-Rio Grande
Roger Tory Peterson
Parks and Wild Ele
Rio Grande Valley
Parks
Wictute
Andy Sansone
Uns
Flores
Perks Agency
Fecenter
Ther Valley
Tout
Texans take vacations at high rates in summer
Diane La Morte reports that about 54 percent of Texans took a vacation last summer, based on a Scripps Howard Texas Poll. The poll notes a prior figure of 56 percent three years earlier, indicating persistently high vacation activity among Texans.
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Diane LA Morte
Quy Lawrence
Pal Moreden
Scripps Howard Texas Po
San Antonio Tops Texas Vacation Destinations in State Poll
Leo Antonio led in state vacation choices with 20 percent of Texans visiting the city last summer. San Antonio remains the top in-state destination, with 9 percent planning in-state trips to Corpus Christi, Galveston, Austin, and Rio Grande Valley areas also cited. Stan Hodge of the Texas Department of Economic Development notes San Antonio’s single-package entertainment edge, while other Texas cities strive to match its appeal.
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Aisma
San Antonio
Stan Hodge
Twwve Research
Texas Departent of Economic Development
Texas
Corps Christi
Petaway
Dalveston
Austin
Rio Grande Valley
South Padre Island
Littleton Columbine victim honored by Brownsville students
A Brownsville Independent School District Teen Learning Community group presented Tom Fleming and Shirley Fleming with a white and blue banner from Columbine High School in Colorado. The ceremony honored Kelly Ann Fleming, a Columbine victim, as students spoke about the tragedy and solidarity.
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Columbine
X. Brownsville
Tom Fleming
Shirley
Brownsville
Osto
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Fleeming
Littleton
Patterson
TLE
NATO bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade blast
NATO air raid hit the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, setting it ablaze. Reports say casualties but details are unclear as rescue workers search the ruined building and nearby areas. Senior officials confirm deaths and injuries while authorities investigate the attack.
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Belgrade
Belgrady
Sarki
Abe Allence
Capitel
Belerade
Nfhielal Goran Matic
Scnffers
Gu Foreign Ministry
Sebifin Vujovic
Former POW returns to Texas after captivity in Yugoslavia
Danio Koenig reports Steven Gonzales arrived at Dallas Fort Worth Airport with his family after a month as a prisoner of war in a Yugoslavia Macedonia area. He praises the resilience of fellow soldiers and expresses hope for Purple Heart recognition. Gonzales was captured March 31 alongside Staff Sergeant Christopher J. Stewie.
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Danio Koenig
Steven Goonaies
Gomistenacempaigh
Cartman
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Gonaales
Gonzales
Christopher J. Stewie
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