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Celebrate 4th of July in Mission, TX!
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Celebrate 4th of July in Mission, TX!

Celebrate America’s Birthday in the beautiful City of Mission this holiday weekend. From outdoor activities at our Bentsen- Rio Grande Valley State Park to an exciting nightlife filled with live music you are guaranteed to have an amazing experience in Mission, TX. Red, White, & Buck ‘n Crazy at Brick Fire Pizza. Thursday, July 4,...

by NayeliJuly 2, 2019July 2, 2019
From citrus to butterflies, Mission’s Rio Grande Valley Beauty
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From citrus to butterflies, Mission’s Rio Grande Valley Beauty

The Fruits of Mission From citrus to butterflies, Mission’s Rio Grande Valley Beauty Written by Gene Fowler. Photographs by Will van Overbeek.   The beauty of Mission wasn’t lost on Tom Landry. In his 1990 autobiography, the legendary Dallas Cowboys coach reflected on his Rio Grande Valley hometown, where he’s now memorialized in a colorful...

by Crystal De Los ReyesMarch 30, 2015April 21, 2017
Day Trips: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park A great place for bird-watching
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Day Trips: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park A great place for bird-watching

Day Trips: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park A great place for bird-watching By Gerald E. McLeod photos by Gerald E. McLeod Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park outside of Mission is a noisy place on misty mornings. As a thick fog begins to lift, about mid-morning, the birds chatter among the thick jungle of brush and...

by Crystal De Los ReyesMarch 30, 2015April 21, 2017
RGV provides biking opportunity in Mission
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RGV provides biking opportunity in Mission

JOSE RODRIGUEZ | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR There is nothing “mountain” about the Valley, and bicycling has little fanfare along the border. But mountain biking in the Rio Grande Valley is growing, thanks to the Mission Hike and Bike Trails. The park boasts an extensive series of narrow paths carved into dense woodland, and for...

by Crystal De Los ReyesMarch 16, 2015April 21, 2017
Roma to Mission
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Roma to Mission

Roma to Mission Border cities harken back to when riverboats plied the Rio Grande. By Eileen Mattei Gil Adams The Rio Grande Valley’s semitropical climate turns fall and winter journeys into pleasurable cruises past citrus groves, palms and mesquites. From Roma southeastward to Mission, U.S. Highway 83 passes Spanish land grants from the 1700s, riverboat...

by Crystal De Los ReyesNovember 17, 2014April 21, 2017
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Couple hopes to restore William Jennings Bryan home

Several years ago, Jane Wilson was watering the plants outside her house when she looked up and saw a busload of Winter Texans stopped on the street and watching. She smiled and turned around and continued watering because it wasn’t an unusual occurrence. Over the years, Wilson has had people ask to take photos outside...

by Crystal De Los ReyesNovember 17, 2014April 20, 2017
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Fresh & Festive, from the Texas Chefs’ Association

(Mission, TX) – Did you know that one of every three bites of food you eat is produced by a pollinator?  Members of the RGV Chapter of the Texas Chefs’ Association do! That is why they celebrate the butterflies, birds and bees at the 19th Annual Texas Butterfly Festival. For the second straight year, these culinary...

by Crystal De Los ReyesNovember 17, 2014April 20, 2017
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Rare butterfly sighted west of La Joya

Published: Friday, November 07 2014 09:24 A group of butterfly enthusiasts received an unexpected treat last Sunday during a Texas Butterfly Festival field trip. Nature photographer and driver for the group, Luciano Guerra, spotted and photographed an extremely rare butterfly. While Guerra did not immediately recognize the butterfly, the group’s guide Bob Behrstock identified it...

by Crystal De Los ReyesNovember 7, 2014April 20, 2017
Wine And Dine On The Rio Grande
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Wine And Dine On The Rio Grande

Welcome back! You may just have stepped off a plane, a train, or exited your RV by the side door. Take a deep breath of warm, clean, Texas air. Relax. You’re back! Winter Texans returning to the warmth and the southern hospitality here in Mission are always happy to have made it back to their...

by Crystal De Los ReyesOctober 22, 2014April 20, 2017
Photograph Butterflies, Birds & Bugs with One of the Best
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Photograph Butterflies, Birds & Bugs with One of the Best

(Mission, TX) – You’re invited to experience the splendor of migration at the 19th Annual Texas Butterfly Festival! Hosted by the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, the nation’s premier butterflying event brings people from all around the world to the Rio Grande Valley to enjoy the unique volume and variety of wild butterflies that...

by October 14, 2014April 20, 2017
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