With a reduced admission fee for Winter Texans on Wednesday, March 14, Winter Texans were everywhere enjoying the sights and sounds of the 2012 Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show in Mercedes, Texas.
Starting with the shop exhibits just inside the gate and in the first building, Winter Texans enjoying seeing the projects Texas students made.
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge has all sorts of activities designed to appeal to nature enthusiasts planned for March and April.
Bayside tram tours include two and a half hours of riding through the refuge in an open-air tram. Tickets may be purchased at the visitor center for the tours held Sunday, Monday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. A special twilight tram tour is offered the second Saturday of the month (April through September). Call (956) 748-3607 for cost and time of tour.
Read more: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge announces spring schedule
The ballots have been tallied and the winners selected in this year’s Winter Texan Favorites Survey. The annual survey allows Winter Texans to pick their favorite entertainers performing this season in the Rio Grande Valley. With this being the second year the Winter Texan Times has conducted the Winter Texan Favorites Survey, some of the honorees are repeat winners. And then there were some surprises.



