Mountain lions are native to Texas, but experts say they are typically found in the Trans-Pecos region and parts of South Texas.

Mountain lion sightings are rare in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to state wildlife officials, but the last few weeks seem to challenge that notion. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirmed the third mountain lion sighting in North Texas in less than a month — this time in Collin County.

PLANO, Texas - There’s been another mountain lion spotting in Collin County. Plano officials said the animal was captured on a homeowner’s security camera on Friday night in a neighborhood near Spring Creek and Big Lake Park. Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

North Texas' biggest feline was spotted for a third time on security camera footage, this time in Plano, wilderness officials confirmed. The mountain lion was likely passing through and will not stay in the area for an extended amount of time,

The City of Plano said in a Facebook post that biologists with the TPWD confirmed security camera footage of a mountain lion in Plano on Friday, November 8. Before that, TPWD confirmed mountain lion sightings in Lake Dallas on October 27 and Frisco on November 1.

The city of Plano shared this video clip of a mountain lion walking through an alleyway in a neighborhood near Big Lake Park on Friday night.