The National Butterfly Center — a nature preserve in Mission, Texas, just north of the Rio Grande — has been threatened for years by the potential construction of a border wall and even far-right ...

Wearing dark sunglasses, long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat, Florida retiree Linda Cooper came prepared to gaze at ...

PHARR, Texas (Border Report) — The National Butterfly Center has closed its doors indefinitely citing threats leading up to an ultra-conservative pro-border wall rally nearby last weekend that led to ...

MISSION, Texas (KXAN) — The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley has a renewed sense of determination for preventing the construction of the border wall. This comes ...

MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — The National Butterfly Center, with its serene grounds along the Rio Grande in South Texas, is always a big draw for tourists and locals living on the border. Now, a ...

MISSION, Texas — For nearly two decades, the National Butterfly Center has provided a place of wonder along the banks of the Rio Grande, attracting curious visitors and nature enthusiasts from around ...

The proposed barrier would cut off 70 percent of the National Butterfly Center's property, putting it in a no man's land along the Rio Grande.... Butterfly Preserve On The Border Threatened By Trump's ...

The North American Butterfly Association is asking a federal court to halt the government’s border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley, arguing that the construction is interfering with its ...

A new study by Texas A&M University and efforts by the school and Texas Department of Transportation are increasing the number of monarch butterflies. However the Trump administration is considering ...

The Rio Grande is for the birds. And for the butterflies. It’s true. The borderland region of the Lower Rio Grande Valley is considered to be “a birdwatcher’s paradise” where more than 500 species ...