AUSTIN, Feb. 7 - Texans want to leave a cleaner, healthier state for their children and grandchildren to enjoy. 

“I have to say to myself, ‘Yes, I don’t want to disturb the habitat of a lizard, but am I prepared to pay human lives to do that?’” - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff regarding the waiver of 28 environmental laws to build the Border Fence in Wildlife Refuges. October 11, 2007.

McALLEN, Dec. 20 - The Outdoor Industry Association reports that 80 million Americans ride a bike, making cycling about our most popular form of exercise. 

WACO, Dec. 10 - The eyes of the world are currently focused on Copenhagen, where representatives from over 100 nations are participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference. 

RIO HONDO, Oct. 26 - One of the remaining 50 or so ocelots in the United States was found dead at the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge in Rio Hondo on October 18, by visitors to the refuge.