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.
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An interview with Region M Planning Group Chairman Jim Darling
WESLACO, Texas - The four county judges in the Rio Grande Valley have asked the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council to be part of a new water management plan for the region.The Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Management ...
An interview with Judge Aurelio Guerra and LRGVDC Executive Director Manuel Cruz
WESLACO, Texas - The four county judges in the Rio Grande Valley have asked the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council to be part of a new water management plan for the region.The Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Management Plan aims t...
Garcia: McAllen EDC is being 'very strategic' with its visits
MCALLEN, Texas - McAllen Economic Development Corporation is being very strategic on the visits it is making to secure new opportunities for the region, the group’s chief operating officer has explained.Ralph Garcia gave a ver...
Howell: City of Mercedes to name a street after civil rights hero Hector P. Garcia
A few months ago, an idea sparked in my heart: to honor Dr. Hector P. Garcia with a street designation in his hometown of Mercedes. Tonight, I’m happy to share that the initiative has officially been approved. This effor...
New World screwworm has reached Texas. Agriculture Secretary Rollins responds.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has responded to news that the New World screwworm has reached Texas.She said she has sent a strike team to the South Texas border to assist.The para...
An interview with Dr. Bricia ElAwar, an environmental leader with Rotary International
WESLACO, Texas - The city of Rio Bravo in Tamaulipas has more than 250 illegal dumping sites, says an environmentalist with Rotary International.Dr. Bricia ElAwar, chairwoman of the environmental committee for Rotary District 5330 in Riv...
RGV leaders educate the public about New World screwworm
WESLACO, Texas - In an effort to educate and inform the public, the county judges from Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy and Cameron counties held a joint press conference about the New World screwworm. The press conference took place Monday,...
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...
