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
1091 episodes
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,...
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51:38
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 810
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49:28
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 809
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8:02
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,”...
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Season 8
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Episode 808
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15:37
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 807
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16:36
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 806
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6:34
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 805
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5:47
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 804
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44:59
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 803
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4:12
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 ...
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Season 8
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Episode 802
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11:47
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 800
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9:40
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, ...
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6:38
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...
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4:40
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 801
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7:59
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...
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Season 8
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Episode 800
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10:10
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...
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Season 7
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Episode 799
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12:37
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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