A family-run workshop keeps the legacy of the Mexican fireworks alive despite the danger

TULTEPEC – Every year, in the first week of March, hundreds of giant paper-mache bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the front yards of the Mexican town of Tultepec. Thousands of restless fingers carefully cut, pasted and painted the colorful patterns that brought the “toritos” to life on Friday, during an annual celebration when … Read more

Local animal sanctuary needs donations for two emaciated horses

BULVERDE, Texas – A local farm animal rescue and sanctuary in Bulverde needs your help. Winding Branch Ranch rescues, revives and rehomes horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, emus, rabbits and chickens. Right now, the ranch is working with animal care services to rehome two young horses named Jugete and Blanquita. The two-year-old horses were neglected and … Read more