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, state wildlife officials say, 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 Plano.

For the third time in the past few weeks, a rare mountain lion sighting has been reported in North Texas. On Tuesday, city officials in Plano shared security footage of a mountain lion strolling through what appears to be a neighborhood alley around 2:30 a.

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 mountain lion was spotted in the backyard of a house in western Frisco on Nov. 1, Texas Wildlife Department said.

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 Department biologists confirmed the sighting.

Mountain lions are not common in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, said Rachel Richter, an urban wildlife biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The agency started formally tracking mountain lion sightings in the state in the early 1990s, Richter said.

A mountain lion was caught on a resident's security camera Friday in north Plano, third sighting in North Texas in last three weeks.

Another mountain lion has been spotted in North Texas, this time walking down the alley of a Plano neighborhood.