Category Archives: Industry

Texas Game Wardens Accepting Applications For Paid Summer Internships 

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Two Game Wardens on river patrol on the Rio Grande. (photo TPWD)

Texas Game Wardens are currently accepting applications for summer internships across the state. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department encourages college students of all backgrounds and fields of study to apply for these 12 available openings. “This is a great opportunity for individuals who are curious about conservation law enforcement and interested in a higher level of community engagement,” said Lt. Rachel Kellner, Texas Game Warden program coordinator. “We provide college…

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Edinburg’s Growth Brings Excitement, Challenges

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The H-E-B Park in Edinburg is a soccer-specific stadium that serves as the home for the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.

Ramiro Garza’s calling cards in his successful mayoral run were advocating for a code of ethics and pledging to rid City Hall of conflicts of interest. Once in office in late 2021, Garza faced another challenge as freshly released U.S. Census figures showed Edinburg grew faster than any other city in the Rio Grande Valley. The city’s population in 2020 showed a 39 percent growth over the 2010 count. At…

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Firefighters Find New Life On Elizabeth Street

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Roger, McArdle, Esteban Atkinson and Dorian Hopperstad are Brownsville firefighters and business owners of Southernmost Wildlife Products.

There likely has never been a store quite like Southernmost Wildlife Products in the long retailing history of Elizabeth Street in downtown Brownsville. Photographs of yesteryear on Brownsville’s historic main street show the classic department stores of Sears and JCPenney. Down Elizabeth from those mainstays are blocks of locally-owned men’s and women’s clothing stores, with the five-and-dime stores nearby. Those days on Elizabeth have vanished. The downtown of today does…

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Couple’s Business Promotes Wellness Via Dripping

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ThrIVe RN Jessica Romero with owners Aleck and Crystal Rios prior to the preparation of a client’s IV drip.

Aleck Rios and Crystal Curiel had no idea fate would steal the show when they met six years ago. Crystal owned a spa and a swimwear/lingerie boutique in Brownsville at the time. She was also selling insurance. Aleck was living in McAllen and owned Corazon Health Care Services. Aleck and Crystal joined mutual friends for dinner after the show and talked for hours. Within two weeks of meeting, Aleck told…

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Landmark Offers Something New On Tap

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Roy Landa was looking for a new business challenge in establishing The Landmark in his hometown.

It’s a February afternoon that’s warm and sunny with a crispness in the air from preceding days where overnight lows hovered around freezing.  Roy Landa is walking around the grounds of The Landmark on Tower. Traffic goes over the railroad tracks by the combination food truck park/restaurant on Tower Road in Alamo. Thick-trunked oak trees loom over green turf and stylish picnic tables. Under the old oaks, customers go through…

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PlainsCapital Hires Harlingen-Based Executives

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PlainsCapital Bank

PlainsCapital Bank has added two executives to its Harlingen banking group in bolstering commercial loan and business development services for a growing market. Charles Hervey is the banking group’s senior vice president, commercial loan officer, and Scott Allex serves as vice president, business development officer. The hires mark an expansion of PlainsCapital operations in the Harlingen market. The bank company’s regional leadership cited the experience of the two executives in…

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Irizarry Named Valley Regional Medical Center CEO

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David Irizarry

David Irizarry is the new chief executive officer of Valley Regional Medical Center, replacing Art Garza, who transferred to Del Sol Medical Center in January 2022. Irizarry will assume his new role March 14. Irizarry began his healthcare career in 2002 with HCA Healthcare. He served as a volunteer at Rio Grande Regional Hospital for 10 years and most recently as chief operating officer of Rio Grande Regional Hospital. Under…

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Hidalgo County Pledges $2 Million to STC Nursing

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(photo STC)

Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez and the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court have pledged $2 million to fund salaries for South Texas Colleges Nursing and Allied Health nursing instructors. The funding is an effort to increase enrollment while also doubling the number of nurses graduating from STC. Cortez and others gathered Feb. 14 at STC’s Nursing and Allied Health Campus to celebrate the funding. Joining Cortez for the check signing were…

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City of McAllen Hires Engineering Director

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Eduardo Mendoza

The City of McAllen has hired Eduardo Mendoza as its new director of Engineering. The Rio Grande Valley resident has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, construction management, policy development, budgeting, fiscal management and operational management. He recently served as the interim director of Engineering for the City of McAllen. Before that, he led the department as the deputy director since 2015, managing and completing major projects. These…

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TWC Increases Child Care Relief Funding

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child care

The Texas Workforce Commission has approved an additional $1 billion in direct support for the Texas child care industry. This increases available funds for the 2022 Child Care Relief Fund to a total of $3.4 billion — with an estimated average award of over $250,000 per provider. In addition to the $1 billion for CCRF, the Commission has also approved an additional $75 million aimed to defray startup costs for…

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