Good morning, Brownsville.

USA TODAY named Isla Blanca Park the top beach in Texas for the third year on June 4, while local officials urged livestock owners to stay alert after the USDA confirmed a Gusano Barrenador case in Zavala on June 3.

Sea Turtle Inc. reported a record-breaking nesting season with 150 nests and about 14,000 eggs at South Padre Island (conservation efforts from over a decade are now paying off) as eggs may start hatching as early as next week.

Gov. Abbott held a Friday morning news conference to address the reemergence of New World screwworm near the border.

Texas officials established a 12-mile quarantine zone in La Pryor after detecting the parasite in a calf, and further measures may follow to protect livestock.

Gov. Abbott fast tracked an $800 million sterile fly facility at Moore Air Base near Edinburg on Friday after Texas confirmed its first screwworm case in a calf outside Uvalde.

The project will deploy sterile flies & help safeguard the cattle industry.

SPI Beach Parade

9 a.m. — White Cap Circle Beach Access #8 — Free entry — Kick off the Fourth of July with a fun parade on the sand from Beach Access #8 to Beach Access #4.