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Everything NextDecade's David Keane said about his company's Brownsville LNG project at public hearing
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 13, 2024 11:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsJudge Treviño, commissioners, thank you very much for allowing me the time to be here this morning. I know I don't have very much time so I'm going to jump right into this. The first thing that I wanted to start off with was safety. Safety is our number one concern with regards to community,...
Everything Cameron County Deputy Administrator Dan Serna said about NextDecade at public hearing
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 12, 2024 12:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsJust to refresh everybody's memory. Rio Grande LNG leased a 984-acre site from the Port of Brownsville. The project will consist of five LNG trains. The estimated investment on the project is $18 billion with $12 billion of that being for phase one alone, with trains one to three. At the pea...
Everything Edinburg EDC's Carlos Garza said to investors from India
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 11, 2024 01:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsEDINBURG, Texas - Growth, growth, and more growth. That was the message Carlos Garza, project manager for Edinburg Economic Development Organization, made a pitch to investors from India. The event was hosted by the Council for South Texas Economic Progress and was held at the Casa De Palmas i...
Everything Mission EDC's Belén Guerrero said to investors from India
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 11, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsMCALLEN, Texas - Belén Guerrero, Mission Economic Development Corporation’s chief operating officer, recently spoke to investors that are keen to bring manufacturing and high-tech companies from India to the Rio Grande Valley. The event was hosted by the Council for South Texas Economic Progres...
Volunteers pick up tons of trash on beach and at Port Mansfield Cut
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 10, 2024 19:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPORT MANSFIELD, Texas - Several tons of trash was collected during the annual Port Mansfield Cut & Beach Cleanup. Hundreds of volunteers participated in the event Miller and Kathie Bassler began organizing 15 years ago with the idea of keeping the area clean of debris and trash from across the ...
Everything Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda said in her 2024 State of the City address
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 05, 2024 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsHARLINGEN, Texas - While there were a few surprising omissions in her 2024 State of the City Address, Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda did cover a lot of ground in her one-hour presentation. Sepulveda did not mention the work of the Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce, Texas State Technical Colle...
Harlingen Mayor explains why South Texas Coalition of Mayors is important
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 03, 2024 15:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsHARLINGEN, Texas - Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda says the South Texas border region does not get fair news coverage at the national level. Too many of the stories are negatively slanted, she says, which is why the South Texas Coalition of Mayors is so important. Ron Whitlock Reports in...
South Texas College's Carlos Margo gives overview of apprenticeship programs
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - June 01, 2024 23:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsMCALLEN, Texas - South Texas Manufacturers Association members heard about apprenticeship programs at their most recent monthly meeting, held at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton in McAllen. The presentation was made by Dr. Carlos Margo, associate dean in the Office of Industry Training & Econom...
The Future of Banking: A panel discussion at the 2024 MxLAN International Economic Summit.
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 28, 2024 16:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsMCALLEN, Texas - Adrian Villarreal, president and CEO of IBC Bank-McAllen, says the North American Free Trade Agreement - now known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement - has transformed Deep South Texas. Villarreal spoke about his bank’s heavy involvement in NAFTA and USMCA while pa...
Everything Texas A&M's Manny Vela said at IWS3
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 27, 2024 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPHARR, Texas - Manny Vela, vice president and chief operating officer for Texas A&M McAllen, said the excitement in the room during a panel discussion about higher education at the recent IWS3 was palpable. Vela was joined on stage by South Texas College President Ricardo Solis and UT-Rio Gr...
Everything UTRGV economist Maroula Khraiche said at IWS3
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 27, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPHARR, Texas - Maroula Khraiche, an assistant economics professor at UT-Rio Grande Valley, spoke about a range of economic topics at the recent IWS3. She concluded her remarks by saying, “the conclusion is the next five years are likely to be experiencing less globalization and more protectioni...
Famed RGV children's advocate Luisa Saenz praises the collaboration of Valley View ISD and UT-San Antonio
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 25, 2024 18:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsHIDALGO, Texas - The first cohort of students have graduated from Valley View High School with a high school diploma and a minor in Spanish from UT-San Antonio. Valley View, one of the smallest school districts in Hidalgo County, used to have a similar tie-up with UT-Pan American and then UT...
Everything STC President Ricardo Solis said at IWS3
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 21, 2024 20:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPHARR, Texas - South Texas College President Ricardo Solis says his college would be in a much stronger position to help the Rio Grande Valley grow if it was also operating in Cameron County. Currently, STC is limited by statute to Hidalgo and Starr counties. But maybe one day that might cha...
McAllen EDC President Keith Patridge praises UTRGV marketing students
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 14, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsEDINBURG, Texas - A collaboration between McAllen Economic Development Corporation and a team of four marketing students from UT-Rio Grande Valley is already paying dividends. The Xolat marketing agency - comprising Karla Medrano, Susana Ibarra, Melanie Garza, and Regina Cerna-Matamoros - was f...
Commentary from RGV StartUp Week's 'Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders' panel
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 14, 2024 13:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsBROWNSVILLE, Texas - The City of Harlingen and Harlingen Economic Development Corporation are working hard to make sure access to capital is not a barrier for budding entrepreneurs in the city. This was the message Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda gave when she appeared as a panelist at RGV S...
Everything Brownsville Mayor John Cowen said in his 2024 State of the City Address
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - May 13, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsBROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Brownsville Mayor John Cowen, Jr., won many plaudits for his first ever State of the City Address. “Epic is an understatement when your mayor, John Cowen, rocks the 2024 State of the City,” said Brownsville City Manager Helen Ramirez. The event was held at Texas Southmost...
An interview with Weslaco EDC's Steve Valdez at a site selectors meeting in Pharr
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 30, 2024 20:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPHARR, Texas - Steve Valdez, executive director of Weslaco Economic Development Corporation, gave a presentation recently to visiting national site selectors. The site selectors were brought to the Rio Grande Valley by the Council for South Texas Economic Progress and Pharr Economic Development...
Everything COSTEP's Rick Carrera told visiting site selectors
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 30, 2024 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPHARR, Texas - Rick Carrera, economic development director for the Council for South Texas Economic Progress, recently gave an in-depth presentation about the Rio South Texas region to four national site selectors. The event, held at the Forum by Regency in Pharr, was co-hosted by COSTEP and Ph...
Panel discussion: Shaping the Future. Financial Services and Nearshoring Insights
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 28, 2024 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsDALLAS, Texas - Senior executives from two border-based banks were on a panel that discussed nearshoring. Michael Scaief, chairman of the board and CEO of Texas Regional Bank, and Gerald ‘Gerry’ Schwebel, executive vice president of IBC Bank, spoke at the Texas-Mexico Business Forum in Dalla...
McAllen EDC Vice President Ralph Garcia makes his pitch to visiting site selectors
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 27, 2024 22:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsMCALLEN, Texas - Ralph Garcia, vice president of international business recruitment for McAllen Economic Development Corporation, has spoken about new industrial space being created on the north side of his city. “As we continue to grow as a community, one of the challenges that we have on t...
Everything Marv Esterly said at the groundbreaking ceremony for VIA's new air traffic control tower
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 25, 2024 14:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt is with great pride and excitement that I stand before you today for this historic groundbreaking ceremony for the new air traffic control tower here at Valley International Airport. This project marks a significant milestone in our continuous efforts to enhance and expand our facilities to...
Everything GBIC CEO Bret Gardella said at Brownsville Chamber's municipal development district event
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 23, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsBROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Bret Gardella, executive director and CEO of the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, was in the audience for a presentation about the possible creation of a Greater Brownsville Municipal Development District. The presentation was made by Brownsville City Attorney Gu...
Treviño: Brownsville will eventually annex SpaceX’s Boca Chica facility
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 22, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsBROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Brownsville City Attorney Guillermo (Will) Treviño says he believes SpaceX’s rocket launching facility at Boca Chica will one day be annexed by Brownsville. Treviño made his prediction at a breakfast event hosted by Brownsville Chamber of Commerce. The event was held to d...
Numerous Mexican dignitaries send messages of goodwill to RGC Mayor Joel Villarreal
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 17, 2024 14:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsRIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - It is not often a mayor in Texas runs a video during his or her state of the city address that includes messages from eight dignitaries from Mexico. Sometimes a mayor from the border region will have a video message from one or two of his counterparts in Mexico. But ra...
Why UTRGV's senior vice president for research met with the South Texas Alliance of Cities
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 15, 2024 19:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsDr. Can (John) Saygin says when he gets together with UT-Rio Grande Valley President Guy Bailey, the discussions are often about ways the university can create visible societal impact. Dr. Saygin is senior vice president for research and dean of the graduate college at UTRGV. “So, any ...
Everything BND Chairman Esteban Guerra said at recent advanced training center ribbon-cutting ceremony
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 13, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsBROWNSVILLE, Texas - The Port of Brownsville has secured more than $1.1 million in funding from the federal government for its Port of Brownsville Vessel Suitability Analysis and Feasibility project. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, announced the award as part of $15,622,100 in Communi...
Saygin discusses the work of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 11, 2024 19:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsEDINBURG, Texas - Dr. Can (John) Saygin, senior vice president for research and dean of the graduate college at UT-Rio Grande Valley, is going to be involved in the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium (TSIC). TSIC was formed recently by Gov. Greg Abbott and it follows the signing into law...
Everything IBWC Commissioner Giner said about the new water treaty minute in Mercedes
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 11, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsMERCEDES, Texas - The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) Lower Rio Grande Citizens Forum board hosted an in-person and virtual public meeting on April 2, 2024. At the event, held in Mercedes, Texas, the head of the US section of IBWC, Maria-Elena G...
Discussion held on how to counter the 'border is dangerous' narrative
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 09, 2024 14:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsEDINBURG, Texas - A discussion was held recently on what can be done to fight back against the narrative that the border region is dangerous. The discussion took place on a zoom hosted by Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez and the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force. Former Texas Secretary ...
Everything Gov. Abbott said at Texas A&M/Port of Brownsville ribbon-cutting ceremony
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast - April 09, 2024 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsBROWNSVILLE, Texas - Texas A&M University’s South Texas Workforce Development Project at the Port of Brownsville will “train Texans to lead the workforce of tomorrow.” This is the view of Gov. Greg Abbott, who spoke at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $30 million advanced manufacturing trainin...
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