Controlling vegetation in utility rights of way is essential for meeting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) guidelines and ensuring an uninterrupted power supply to protect public safety. One ...

Mesquite outcompetes desirable grasses for water, nutrients and sunlight. It remains green and growing while surrounding vegetation turns brown. Mesquite’s hardiness can challenge vegetation managers ...

Many animal shelters in North Texas are at capacity. In Mesquite, a long-time resident says stray cats have taken over her neighborhood. Barbara Ortega has a problem that hits her as soon as she steps ...

Many people view honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) as a poor-quality rangeland plant. However, it provides cover and food for wildlife and livestock. And it is a legume that has the ability to fix ...

Two Mesquite women are calling for change in the city’s Animal Control policy after learning that three feral kittens they were hoping to adopt became part of a group of 124 cats and dogs euthanized ...

An animal rescue group, Mesquite Animal Pawtners shared their appreciation on their Facebook page, saying: We appreciate the shelter for their efforts today, the networkers who were able to help get ...

During the past three years, two new herbicides have been introduced into range and pasture markets that improve control of two very troublesome weeds: sandbur and mesquite. Pastora herbicide was ...

Mesquite is one step closer to getting a control tower for its airport. Mesquite Metro Airport is one of the few reliever airports in the area without a tower. The City Council on Tuesday night ...

The new tower will be staffed by Federal Aviation Administration contract air-traffic controllers. The city of Mesquite broke ground on a $3 million, 80-foot airport control tower Jan. 22. Of 11 ...

A maintenance man works on a plane at the airport, which serves a mix of single-engine airplanes and corporate jets. A maintenance man works on a plane at the airport, which serves a mix of ...

Mesquite is one of the most tenacious invaders of rangeland in the Southwest, and control efforts have resulted in only partial success. Aerial spraying was the most effective and inexpensive of six ...

Mesquite Mayor Al Litman joined more than 100 other mayors from all 50 states urging Congress to oppose privatizing air traffic control in a letter sent on Monday. The letter was sent from the ...