Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast
Official podcast for the Rio Grande Guardian, the first online newspaper to launch on the South Texas border, starting out in July, 2005. The Rio Grande Guardian has an excellent reputation for accurate and thorough news reporting, with a specialty for border business, legislative, political, healthcare, environment, and education issues.
Episodes
1075 episodes
Cuellar, South Texas builders strategize over ICE raids at construction sites
PHARR, Texas - Mario Guerrero, CEO of the South Texas Builders Association, says the region’s banks are also being impacted ICE’s raids on construction sites in the Rio Grande Valley.Guerrero called a meeting recently with U.S. Rep. Henr...
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Season 7
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Episode 798
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41:50
Lucio celebrates his 25th anniversary giving away turkeys for Thanksgiving
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Former state Sen. Eddie Lucioo, Jr., has not been able to give away as many turkeys to the less fortunate this year, in part because federal funding to the food banks has been cut.Normally, Lucio would purchase the t...
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Season 7
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Episode 797
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12:12
Garcia gives update on McAllen EDC's current projects
MCALLEN, Texas - Ralph Garcia, interim chief operating officer for McAllen Economic Development Corporation, has given a brief update on the various projects the group is working on. “Right now, the EDC is working with about 25 acti...
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Season 7
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Episode 796
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1:52
Santoscoy gives update on McAllen International Airport passenger numbers
MCALLEN, Texas - McAllen International Airport continues to capture the biggest share of the passenger market in the Rio Grande Valley, the city’s director of aviation reports.Jeremy Santoscoy gave an update on airport activity at a rece...
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Season 7
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Episode 795
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3:57
Alfaro gives presentation on Hidalgo County RMA projects to McAllen EDC
MCALLEN, Texas - Ruben Alfaro, development engineer for Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority, gave an update on the group’s strategic plan when he spoke at a McAllen Economic Development Corporation stakeholders meeting.That strate...
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Season 7
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Episode 794
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16:14
Todo lo que se dijo en la cena de La Bonanza
PHARR, TEXAS – RioPlex fu eel anfitrion de una ceremonia de colocacion para La Bonanza Avocados, una compañia familiar de aguacates proveniente de Uruapan, Michoacán el 14 de Nov. Invitados de la ceremonia incluyeron mas de 20 lideres de Negoci...
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Season 7
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Episode 793
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55:15
Todo lo que se hablo en la ceremonia de colocacion de La Bonanza en la ciudad de Pharr
PHARR, TEXAS – RioPlex fu eel anfitrion de una ceremonia de colocacion para La Bonanza Avocados, una compañia familiar de aguacates proveniente de Uruapan, Michoacán el 14 de Nov. Invitados de la ceremonia incluyeron mas de 20 lideres de Negoci...
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Season 7
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Episode 792
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25:59
Cortez gives his view on the impact ICE raids are having on school attendance
EDINBURG, Texas - Ruben Cortez is vice president of the Texas Association of Education Service Centers.In a recent interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Cortez spoke about a larger than average drop off in school attendance by students...
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Season 7
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Episode 791
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5:21
NADBank launches first call for projects under its Water Resiliency Fund
MCALLEN, Texas - The North American Development Bank is to allocate up to $100 million from its retained earnings over the next five years for urgent water conservation projects along the U.S.-Mexico border.NADBank Managing Director John...
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Season 7
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Episode 790
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8:50
Everything that was said at the Richmond Hills Drainage Project ribbon-cutting ceremony
PRIMERA, Texas - The City of Primera recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Richmond Hills Drainage Project.Cameron County Drainage District No. 5 played a key role in the project.CCDD5 provided a timeline of the events:<...
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Season 7
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Episode 789
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45:45
Aleman: Los Indios is the crown jewel of Cameron County's international bridges
HARLINGEN, Texas - The Free Trade Bridge at Los Indios is the crown jewel of Cameron County’s international bridge system, according to the county’s economic development director, Ramiro Aleman.The bridge is also known as “Los...
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Season 7
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Episode 788
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17:11
Carrera gives update on COSTEP's Binational Autocluster project
HARLINGEN, Texas - Rick Carrera, COSTEP's economic development director, gave an update on a project his group is working on to map all the automotive companies in the Rio South Texas region.COSTEP stands for Council for South Texas Econ...
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Season 7
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Episode 787
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7:02
Cuellar: District 28 is a Powerhouse for Clean Energy
LAREDO, Texas - Webb and Starr are leading South Texas in clean energy growth with new solar panels, wind power, and battery storage, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar reports.The Laredo Democrat released a new update showing that Texas...
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Season 7
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Episode 786
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6:34
Cameron County to purchase ownership interest in Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge Company
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Cameron County Commissioners Court is moving ahead with plans to purchase an ownership interest in the Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge Company from Union Pacific Railroad.Brownsville & Matamoras Bri...
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Season 7
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Episode 785
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6:38
Luis Bazan gives his August 2025 Bridge Crossings Report
PHARR, Texas - The wild fluctuations in bridge crossing numbers have made it hard to analyze longterm trends, says Pharr International Bridge Director Luis Bazan.In his most recent report to the Pharr Bridge Board, Bazan said ...
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Season 7
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Episode 784
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15:25
Everything that was said at the groundbreaking ceremony for CIL's Anchor Industrial
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - CIL Capital held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing plant on Texas 48 in Brownsville, close to the Port of Brownsville. The 181,000 square foot facility will be known as Anchor Industrial.The developer...
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Season 7
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Episode 783
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40:04
An interview with Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda about drainage
HARLINGEN, Texas - Cameron County Drainage District No. 5 is partnering with the City of Harlingen to improve drainage.The first drainage project is the widening of the North Main Drain that the drainage district owns. The Ci...
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Season 7
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Episode 782
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5:41
Student recommends taking Texas Southmost College's pipefitting program
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Jesse Acevedo just completed a pipefitting course at Texas Southmost College.In an interview with Ron Whitlock of Ron Whitlock Reports he said he would recommend the program to anyone because pipefitters are in big d...
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Season 7
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Episode 781
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8:18
De La Cruz discusses congressional redistricting, Mexico's water treaty debt
PALMVIEW, Texas - U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz spoke about congressional redistricting and Mexico’s water debt to the U.S. at a top GOP dinner in Palmview.The event - titled the Lincoln-Reagan Dinner - was hosted by Hidalgo County Republi...
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Season 7
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Episode 780
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5:26
Paxton: We need someone in Washington that has creativity and courage
PALMVIEW, Texas - U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton says he wants to take to the Washington the same sort of creativity and courage he has shown as Texas attorney general. Paxton was keynote speaker at the Hidalgo County R...
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Season 7
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Episode 779
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19:03
COO makes pitch for Texas PACE program in the Rio Grande Valley
PHARR, Texas - Dub Taylor is COO of Texas PACE Authority. He recently spoke at an event hosted jointly by the Pharr Economic Development Corporation and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership. It was titled the Pharr Commercial & Investment Summ...
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Season 7
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Episode 778
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18:19
Everything state Rep. Sergio Muñoz said at Mission Chamber's Buenas Tardes Luncheon
MISSION, Texas - The Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce held the latest in its Buenas Tardes Luncheon series on Aug. 13, 2025. It centered on a panel discussion titled “The State of Current Business.”
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Season 7
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Episode 777
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5:56
Everything TIPA President Dante Galeazzi said at Mission Chamber's Buenas Tardes Luncheon
MISSION, Texas - The Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce held the latest in its Buenas Tardes Luncheon series on Aug. 13, 2025. It centered on a panel discussion titled “The State of Current Business.”
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Season 7
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Episode 776
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5:32
Everything Taco Palenque Group CEO Juan Francisco Ochoa said at Mission Chamber's Buenas Tardes Luncheon
MISSION, Texas - The Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce held the latest in its Buenas Tardes Luncheon series on Aug. 13, 2025. It centered on a panel discussion titled “The State of Current Business.”
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Season 7
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Episode 775
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6:47
Everything COSTEP Director Rick Carrera said at Mission Chamber's Buenas Tardes Luncheon
MISSION, Texas - The Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce held the latest in its Buenas Tardes Luncheon series on Aug. 13, 2025. It centered on a panel discussion titled “The State of Current Business.”
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Season 7
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Episode 774
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3:38
