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
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Allison: RGV Desal will be largest water infrastructure project ever built in South Texas
HARLINGEN, Texas - Doug Allison, a board member and regulatory counsel for US Desalination, has given an in-depth interview about plans for the largest water infrastructure project ever built in South Texas. “We’re partne...
Farris: If God had not put that tractor in front of me, we would never have seen the fire
HARLINGEN, Texas - Rio Grande Valley banker and philanthropist Bobby Farris has recalled an incident earlier this year where he and his wife Robin were referred to by the City of Rio Hondo as “good samaritans.” On Valenti...
Fuentes: Unused flood repair monies should be used for flood mitigation
MONTE ALTO, Texas - Hidalgo County Commissioner David Fuentes says if federal money sent to the Rio Grande Valley to repair homes after a flooding event is not claimed, it should be made available for flood mitigation work.“We're not goi...
Torres discusses USMCA, tariffs, at McAllen EDC stakeholders committee meeting
MCALLEN, TEXAS - Hopefully, a revised USMCA will allow Mexico to avoid being impacted by the new tariffs President Trump is trying to impose - in which case the new tariffs on steel from Mexico would be eliminated.This is the view of Jor...
Executives: At Saronic, our welders have the opportunity to become engineers
PORT ISABEL, Texas - Saronic Technologies, the Austin-based defense technology startup that is considering building a shipyard at the Port of Brownsville, places a big emphasis on developing a young workforce. So says Chris Johnson,...
La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos anula los aranceles de la IEEPA, abriendo caminos inciertos
MCALLEN, Texas - Durante un seminario web el 4 de marzo, el presidente de Interlink Trade Services, Jorge Torres, explicó que la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos declaró ilegales los aranceles impuestos bajo la Ley de Poderes Económicos de Emerg...
Hinojosa writes to Valley irrigation districts
EDINBURG, Texas - State Sen. Juan Hinojosa has urged Valley irrigation districts to work on plans to line their canals. And he welcomed new funding from NADBank, saying it augments the money the Legislature has committed through the...
Cornyn makes final campaign swing through the Valley
EDINBURG, TEXAS - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn made his last campaign swing through the Rio Grande Valley in the company of the National Border Patrol Council. “The Border Patrol Council, they have become like brothers and sisters,”...
U.S. Senate candidates make final campaign swing through the Valley
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The top Democrats running for U.S. Senate have made their final campaign swings through the Rio Grande Valley ahead of the Primary Election on March 3.U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett had an event at Br...
Willis reports on the manufacturing sector in the RGV and northern Tamaulipas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - SpaceX will be hiring another 4,000 workers this year at its Starbase rocket launching facility at Boca Chica, says the executive director of South Texas Manufacturers Association.Mike Willis gave an overv...
STBA: Construction loans in RGV down 30 percent in January
MCALLEN, Texas - There was a 30 percent decrease in loans for construction companies in the Rio Grande Valley in January, the executive director of the South Texas Builders Association reports.Mario Guerrero visited Washington...
I-LinCP to host mixer in Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The Rio Grande Valley chapter of the Institute for Leadership in Capital Projects is hosting a mixer in Brownsville on the evening of February 18.It is titled: “Downtown Brownsville - A Master Plan Revitalization Mix...
Astrid Salazar gives Prosperity Task Force an update on RioPlex's current workload
MCALLEN, Texas - RioPlex is planning to visit Asia and Europe later this year in order to drum up business for the region.The trade missions will likely take in the United Kingdom, Taiwan and Japan. There will also be a number...
Cortez: RGV cities are stores within a mall. They are not the mall itself.
Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez today begins a charm offensive as he seeks to bring the larger cities and economic development organizations in the Rio Grande Valley under the RioPlex umbrella. Cortez plans to meet ...
VAMOS is celebrating its 30th Anniversary
EDINBURG, Texas - The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships (VAMOS) is celebrating 30 years of service to first-generation, low-income students across the Rio Grande Valley. In recognition of this year’s anni...
Everything Cameron County Commissioner Joey Lopez said at the State of the County Address
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Cameron County held its State of the County Luncheon in Harlingen last month and Precinct 2 Commissioner Joey Lopez spoke about La Esperanza Community Park’s all-inclusive renovations.The park reopened in July 2025, ...
An interview with Dr. Rashmi Chandran, president of AltaCair
MISSION, Texas - AltaCair Foundation’s top event of 2025 was its Accelerator Conference. This was the third year in a row AltaCair has held an Accelerator Conference. It was billed as the largest health summit in South Texas. During the confere...
RioPlex Executive Director Mario Reyna gives presentation
MCALLEN, Texas - RioPlex plans to hold meetings every month across the region to explain to communities what the group is doing to bring in more investment and better paying jobs. Mario Reyna, RioPlex’s executive director, spoke abo...
Cómo el Departamento de Policía de Pharr ayuda a las víctimas de delitos
Josie Arellano es enlace para víctimas de delitos en el Departamento de Desarrollo Policial de Pharr. Arellano conversó a fondo con la presentadora del Rio Grande Guardian, Mari Regalado, para hablar sobre su trabajo. Regalado comentó que es im...
How Pharr Police Department assists the victims of crime
Josie Arellano is crime victims liaison for Pharr Police Development. Arellano sat down for an in-depth interview with Rio Grande Guardian anchor Mari Regalado to discuss her work. She said it is important for the victims of crime to c...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
