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Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

Mario Muñoz

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4 days ago

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 living in heavily Hispanic areas. Cortez was reticent about blaming the reduction on raids by ICE. However, leaders within La Joya ISD, Sharyland ISD, Brownsville ISD and McAllen ISD have all spoken about this being a factor. Here is the interview. Go to www...

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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 living in heavily Hispanic areas. Cortez was reticent about blaming the reduction on raids by ICE. However, leaders within La Joya ISD, Sharyland ISD, Brownsville ISD and McAllen ISD have all spoken about this being a factor. Here is the interview. Go to www...

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Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 living in heavily Hispanic areas. Cortez was reticent about blaming the reduction on raids by ICE. However, leaders within La Joya ISD, Sharyland ISD, Brownsville ISD and McAllen ISD have all spoken about this being a factor. Here is the interview. Go to www...

4 days ago

5 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 Beckham made the announcement at the two-day Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Binational River Symposium hosted by the Texas Water Foundation at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in McAllen. Beckham said the grant money will be come out of the $400 million Water Resiliency F...

1 week ago

8 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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: Developer Julio Carranza required CCDD5 to use five acres on his property for drainage purposes. CCDD5 then partnered with La Feria Irrigation District to carry out the excavation work. The City of Primera then secured an ARPA grant from Cameron County to fund drai...

1 week ago

45 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 Indios-Lucio Blanco Bridge”, “Puente Lucio Blanco-Los Indios”, “Puente Internacional Libre Comercio” and “Los Indios Free Trade Bridge”. It is owned and operated by Cameron County. However, the cities of Harlingen and San Benito each receive 25% of the net revenues. ...

2 weeks ago

17 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 Economic Progress. The Rio South Texas region comprises northern Tamaulipas, the Rio Grande Valley, and Laredo. Carrera spoke briefly about the Binational Autocluster project at a meeting of the South Texas Manufacturers Association (STMA). The meeting was held a...

3 weeks ago

7 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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’ 28th Congressional District - his district - is a powerhouse in clean energy production – pairing renewable power with traditional oil and gas to lower energy costs for families and strengthen the local economy. He said that as a base for economic growth, th...

3 weeks ago

6 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 Bridge Company co-owns Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge with the government of Mexico. Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr., said a complex negotiation process to acquire ownership began two years ago. He said the transaction is expected to close in late 202...

1 month ago

6 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 he will likely not have a clear picture of how things are going until the second quarter next year. The fluctuations have been caused in part by changes in U.S. tariff policy. “You can see a lot of the ebbs and flows and a lot of the peaks and valleys that we've bee...

1 month ago

15 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 developers believe the $20 million project will generate 120-plus jobs. Carlos Garcia, a customs broker and president of Border Trade Alliance-Mexico, invited CIL to participate in the project. The facility will be built by Martín Anzaldúa of Grupo Río San Juan....

1 month ago

40 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 City and CCDD5 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to kickoff the project. At the event, CCDD5 President Steve Jennings gave the Rio Grande Guardian an exclusive interview. He said that his home has flooded four times in the four decades he has lived there. He said that i...

2 months ago

5 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 demand and the wages are good. Acevedo is about to start work for Bechtel at the Port of Brownsville. The company is building a liquefied natural gas export terminal for NextDecade. Go to www.riograndeguardian.com to read the latest border news stories a...

2 months ago

8 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 Republican Party and held at the Stallion Event Center. De La Cruz introduced the keynote speaker, U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton. De La Cruz recalled a time she met President Trump and the two were looking at a map of Texas and the Gulf of America. “He turn...

2 months ago

5 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 Republican Party’s Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. The event was held Aug. 21 at the Stallion Event Center in Palmview. “I want to bring something different to Washington. The kind of creativity that I'm trying to bring to my job here, I want to take that to Washington. The k...

2 months ago

19 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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 Summit and it was held at the Pharr One Center. At the event, Taylor gave a presentation that included slides showing where a PACE project had worked in Texas. There were lots of examples shown in East Texas, the Panhandle and Central Texas. But there wer...

2 months ago

18 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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.” There were six panelists: Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez; Rick Carrera, director of economic development for the Council for South Texas Economic Progress; Joe Quiroga, president of Texas National Bank; Juan Francisco Ochoa, Jr., CEO of Taco Palenque Group; Dante Galeazzi, ...

2 months ago

5 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

Everything Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez 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.” There were six panelists: Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez; Rick Carrera, director of economic development for the Council for South Texas Economic Progress; Joe Quiroga, president of Texas National Bank; Juan Francisco Ochoa, Jr., CEO of Taco Palenque Group; Dante Galeazzi, ...

3 months ago

4 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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.” There were six panelists: Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez; Rick Carrera, director of economic development for the Council for South Texas Economic Progress; Joe Quiroga, president of Texas National Bank; Juan Francisco Ochoa, Jr., CEO of Taco Palenque Group; Dante Galeazzi, ...

3 months ago

6 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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.” There were six panelists: Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez; Rick Carrera, director of economic development for the Council for South Texas Economic Progress; Joe Quiroga, president of Texas National Bank; Juan Francisco Ochoa, Jr., CEO of Taco Palenque Group; Dante Galeazzi, ...

3 months ago

5 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

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.” There were six panelists: Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez; Rick Carrera, director of economic development for the Council for South Texas Economic Progress; Joe Quiroga, president of Texas National Bank; Juan Francisco Ochoa, Jr., CEO of Taco Palenque Group; Dante Galeazzi, ...

3 months ago

3 minutes

Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast

Everything RGV banker Joe Quiroga said at the Buenas Tardes Luncheon event.

MISSION, Texas - Joe Quiroga is president of Texas National Bank. He was one of six panelists at a Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce event on August 13 titled “Buenas Tardes Luncheon. The panel discussion was titled The State of Current Business. In his remarks, Quiroga said there were positive and negative things to report about the current Rio Grande Valley economy. Here are his remarks. Go to www.riograndeguardian.com to read the latest border news stories and wat...

3 months ago

4 minutes