The Museum of South Texas History, 200 N. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg, is free on Saturdays before noon. Doors open at 10 a.m., and parking in the main lot on Closner is free. The museum skips free mornings during special events, and its calendar shows none for Saturday.

Plan your visit

🏈 UTRGV Homecoming vs. Lamar, Saturday, Oct. 31

The Vaqueros host Lamar at 7 p.m. at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg. UTRGV's schedule page doesn't list ticket prices, so check its ticket link before you go. The game also streams on ESPN+.

See the schedule and tickets

🦅 Last Call: Hawk Watch Ends Saturday

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, are the last two Hawk Watch mornings on the park's schedule at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park in Mission, 9 to 11 a.m. Park entry is $5 for adults and free for kids 12 and under. See the park's page

🌳 Free Entry at Texas State Parks, Sunday, Nov. 1

Sunday is Texas State Parks Day, and Texas Parks and Wildlife says entry to its state parks is free. In the Valley that includes Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley in Mission, Estero Llano Grande in Weslaco and Resaca de la Palma in Brownsville. TPWD suggests reserving a Save the Day pass online or at (512) 389-8900 to guarantee your spot. See TPWD's page

🐒 Brownsville Keepers Saved Two Baby Monkeys Taken From Traffickers

Romina and Eve, two young Mexican spider monkeys, were taken from the wild and confiscated from wildlife traffickers at the border. Their first stop was Brownsville's Gladys Porter Zoo, where keepers did what Utah's Hogle Zoo calls "the initial round-the-clock work required to save these infants," treating their trauma and medical needs and raising them by hand. Now about 2 and 1 years old, they live at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, where Eve still holds onto Romina's back for comfort, the way she would with her mother.

Spider monkeys have one baby at a time, and poachers often kill the mother to take it, Hogle Zoo says, so every baby taken hurts an endangered population.

The team that gave Romina and Eve their second chance works on Ringgold Street in Brownsville. Pick a Saturday in November, take the kids to Gladys Porter Zoo and tell them this story while you walk. The zoo is open daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults pay $17 to $21 and kids 2 to 13 pay $11 to $15, depending on the day. Kids under 2 get in free.

Plan your zoo visit

Source: Utah's Hogle Zoo, first reported by KSL.

🐕 Save Him: Balaguer

Balaguer sits at the top of Palm Valley Animal Society's longest-stay list. He's a 5-year-old Plott hound and Beauceron mix, and the shelter describes him as low-to-medium energy and respectful, a dog who loves to explore. He's staying with a foster family now, and the shelter waives the adoption fee for long-stay dogs. Adoption includes vaccines and a microchip.

Picture him on a Saturday walk through your neighborhood, steady at your side and ready to explore. That walk starts with one email. Write to adopt@pvastx.org today, put "Balaguer" in the subject line, and ask when you can meet him.

Meet Balaguer

If now isn't your time for a dog, forward this email to one neighbor who's been wanting one. That's how he gets found, and they can sign up here for free.

Reyes

P.S. The museum is free only until noon Saturday, so go early. See the museum's hours

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