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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 1058
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
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 a…
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 …
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 a…
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 titl…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 disc…
Everything Sean Ferguson and Michael Camden said at COSTEP's RFI Best Practices event.
HARLINGEN, Texas - The Council for South Texas Economic Progress recently hosted a Lunch & Learn session at Texas State Technical College.
The event focused on RFI Best Practices and was organized b…
Previewing the 2025 Pathways for Trade Symposium
LAREDO, Texas - The 32nd Annual Pathways For Trade Symposium takes place at the Laredo County Club on Thursday, Aug. 28. The evening before a reception will take place titled the Trade Ambassador’s D…
Jokl: River Walk-type project planned for Downtown Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - On Friday, Aug. 1, the City of Brownsville and their outside consultants, Freese and Nichols, hosted a community information session about their new Downtown Renaissance Master P…
Edinburg Mayor: New water tower will help us meet demands of growing population
EDINBURG, Texas - Pam Bentsen Havens and her mother, Marge Bentsen, have explained why they donated land for a million gallon water tower in north Edinburg.
They said it was the right thing to do for …
Everything Manny Cruz said to the Small Cities Coalition
WESLACO, Texas - The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council set up the Small Cities Coalition in 2011 and, potentially, 46 cities could participate.
Unfortunately, not all do, said LRGVDC Executi…
We must come together in a unified fashion, Hidalgo County RMA chairman tells RGV MPO
WESLACO, Texas - Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority Chairman Robert L. Lozano has made a plea for unity when it comes to transportation projects across the region.
Lozano made his comments at …
A Young Democrat gives the Texas House Minority Leader a tour of Hidalgo County
MCALLEN, Texas - Julio Salinas is chairman of Texas Young Democrats.
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, Salinas took state Rep. Gene Wu of Houston on a tour of key locations in Hidalgo County. Wu is minorit…
Texas House Minority Leader: I'm going make sure Hidalgo County Democrats are financially competitive
MCALLEN, Texas - The minority leader of the Texas House says he is going to ensure Hidalgo County Democratic Party gets the funding it needs to be competitive in the 2026 election.
State Rep. Gene Wu …
A Mexican perspective on calls for an automotive industry cluster for the Rio South Texas region
René Xavier González, head of new business development and marketing for Sidee Industrial Development in Matamoros, has given a Mexican perspective to the idea of a bi-national auto cluster initiativ…
Schwartz: We need to create an Eco Center District on South Padre Island
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - South Padre Island City Council Member Kerry Schwartz wants to see an Eco Center District established to capitalize on the amount of interest there is in ecotourism.
Schwar…