Good morning, Mission.

Residents in Mission can protect their phones from spam calls and texts by signing up on the official Do Not Call Registry and enabling built-in call blocking features today.

Experts say reporting unwanted messages helps track scammers and reduce spam, so check your settings and online privacy.

Sen. 'Chuy' Hinojosa asked the Texas Water Development Board for $100 million to line 3,500 miles of canal in the Rio Grande Valley, which will help conserve 900,000 acre-feet of water each year.

He urged public comments before Feb. 4 to support the effort.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday the deployment of 500 miles of floating buoys along the Rio Grande to secure the border; local environmentalists from the South Texas Environmental Justice Network called the 15-foot barriers a ("death trap") and urged local officials to remove them.

The Total Golf facility at Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club closed to the public on Jan.

5 due to high maintenance costs for tracer technology and a shift to members-only use; local golfers expressed frustrations with fewer practice options.