Near the southern tip of Texas, at the lower end of the Rio Grande Valley, the city of Harlingen is an exciting blend of South Texas hospitality and the rich, colorful traditions of Mexico.

The plan was simple and the execution was clean at the finale Bass Champs Championship on Lake Falcon October 8-9. There could not have been a bigger nor better grand finale than what was seen in both the sacks brought in and individual bass caught.

Big wins, come-from-behind finishes, humungous payouts at the 2011 Skeeter Bass Champs North Region Championship on Cedar Creek September 17-18. Bill Wilcox and Hugo Velasco took the win and was awarded the Grand Prize Skeeter ZX20 powered by Yamaha SHO 225 and even more sponsor bonuses!

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has released all remaining portions of Maverick and Dimmit Counties from the temporary preventative quarantine zone, effective May 27. In August, 2007, the TAHC determined that fever ticks were present on multiple premises in those counties and a total of over 600,000 acres were placed under a temporary preventative quarantine. The original quarantine zone also included a portion of Webb County .