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Reporter @KRGV • border, wildlife, science • 🇺🇸 🇪🇨 •
McAllen, Texas
Joined November 2012
VIP flight restriction is in place two and a half hours before the SpaceX Starship launch at Boca Chica. VIP unknown. Previously VIP arrivals included President, VP, first spouse, cabinet. President-elect maybe?
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This content is what I want when I open Twitter
I'll tell you what goes on here. 🧵
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ICYMI a rare interview with U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani. Why he's offering new guarantees in writing to would-be whistleblowers inside criminal organizations https://t.co/6YqOoBxh8C
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A new pilot program seeks to encourage people to voluntarily disclose criminal conduct across South Texas.
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U.S. Coast Guard “Notice to Mariners” bulletin shows planned rocket launch date of Oct 12 morning with alternate dates as well. It warns of potential for falling debris.
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The species are the Snowy Plover, Wilson’s Plover and Least Tern. A USFWS spokesperson says this is “Office of Law Enforcement's first official investigation of a SpaceX launch.”
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it’s investigating damage to bird nest sites after the June 6 SpaceX launch. Coastal Bays and Estuaries Program set out trail cameras and documented damage/disturbance to 9 nests. The birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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Game Warden Captain Chris Dowdy said two of those were bite victims. One of those, the husband of a woman bitten had to get stitches. A fourth person was “grazed” by the shark with minor injuries.
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There were four back to back shark attacks this July 4 at South Padre Island, TX. Texas Game Wardens confirmed. Authorities believe it was one shark in those four attacks. Authorities keeping people out of the water.
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"My family is afraid I will go to war and die." At 18, he's being drafted for Russia's war. Sergei Antonov from Siberia says the indigenous people of that region have suffered enough from Moscow. His family and others are waiting to enter the US https://t.co/cpGxXIt2QD
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Dozens of asylum hopefuls from Eastern Europe and Central Asia have been gathering at the Progreso Port of Entry.
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A fascinating @nytimes opinion piece by professor Dean Spears about the world's population growth. @LiberalArtsUT
@UTPopCenter
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$12.2 million in federal money is on the line to bring back the fragile South Texas population. Participating orgs have the green light from USFWS to mix South Texas population genes with outside genes from Latin America to increase the mating pool https://t.co/oJLh8c1OOJ
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It's been a long time coming for this green light from federal regulators. Over the next several months, partner organizations are laying the groundwork for an ocelot breeding program in the southe...
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The best darn reporter this side of the Pecos
On Monday I start my new job working for the Associated Press. The best part: I get to stay here to cover immigration and border issues as I have for the last 6 years. For me, the border is not a job. This is home and part of my identity. I’m proud and grateful for this chance.
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Glad to see ABC following this. More awareness pushes the White House to act. It’s a shame how many cases like these have gone unresolved in the past.
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Three women have been missing for two weeks after traveling from Texas to Mexico for a shopping trip, authorities said.
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New Year’s resolution for CBP: cut down on aerostats. Starting Jan 1, agency “began reducing the number of Tactical Aerostats deployed along the southwest border.”
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Catching up on this, Edinburg council met last Tuesday, discussed contamination onsite, asked counsel about implications of denying, was told that would kill the proposal for a year, moved instead to table the proposal instead
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A proposal to re-zone the grounds of a former pesticide plant is moving through the approvals process in Edinburg.
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I’m so happy for this support to keep learning and doing science, health and environmental reporting. First stop, #sciwri22 in Memphis. What a great group of journalists be around!
Congratulations to the twelve journalists selected for the 2022-2023 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (#SHERF)! Meet them here: https://t.co/VETKFds4pI
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Bilodeau told me it was similar in size to the fire that broke out in July 2019 when SpaceX caused another fire
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The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is reporting that Thursday’s grass fire at the SpaceX Boca Chica launch site burned 68 acres of brush at a protected refuge.
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Seeking clarification on the number 13, CBP’s Rick Pauza said the official count is still 9. Additional bodies have been found as part of the search “but given the location and advanced state of decomposition, ultimately they were not considered part of this particular event.”
I was given this card by the Diocese of Laredo which said on the back, “Help us to respond with hope and compassion. For we are all fellow pilgrims on the journey of life.” Reflecting on the 13 lives lost yesterday while they attempted to cross the Rio Grande River at Eagle Pass
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Who else will wade through gator swamps to sit in a blind for weeks to get the perfect shot? That takes discipline. I had the pleasure of working with Doug Gardner for three weeks in South Texas filming turkeys and he taught me a lot.
For the first time ever, watch how a Louisiana black bear cub makes it to solid ground from its mother's perch high up in the trees 🤯 America the Beautiful, an Original series narrated by @michaelb4jordan, is now streaming only on @DisneyPlus. #AmericaTheBeautifulSeries
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You are a physically formidable species. You have millions of sweat glands, an elite radiator, allowing you to chase down many four-legged mammals should you commit to it. We're built to walk, and run marathons where other species overheat.
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Harvard evolutionary scientist says humans evolved to avoid unnecessary physical activity
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