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 ...

MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — Wearing dark sunglasses, long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat, Florida retiree Linda Cooper came prepared to gaze at butterflies in 90-degree weather Thursday at the ...

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 (Border Report) — A “No Trespassing” sign that was put up on a border levee on National Butterfly Center land is not official and is under investigation, a U.S. Border Patrol agent told ...

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 ...

Hundreds of conservative politicians and rallygoers are gathering this weekend on the Texas-Mexico. Concerned by “credible threats,” the National Butterfly Center closed on Friday and will stay that ...

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 ...

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 ...