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Rodriguez Appointed to TMRS State Board

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed McAllen City Manager Roel “Roy” Rodriguez

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed McAllen City Manager Roel “Roy” Rodriguez to the Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees for a term to expire on Feb. 1, 2029. The board oversees the Texas Municipal Retirement System, which is responsible for providing a secure retirement benefit plan for eligible employees of more than 800 Texas cities. Rodriguez is a former gubernatorial appointee to the Texas Municipal Retirement System Board…

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UTRGV Introduces Summer 2024 Grad Incentive

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This summer, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is offering a special incentive to incoming graduate students, aimed at jumpstarting their academic journey toward an advanced degree. The new Summer 2024 Grad Incentive will grant up to $2,000 toward the education of new students entering any academic program within the UTRGV Graduate College. This award, provided through grants or scholarships, is available on a first-come, first-serve basis until funds are exhausted. To…

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Texas Labor Market Shows Steady Growth

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The Texas labor market maintained its momentum in March to reach a 36th consecutive month of positive annual growth and once again set new record-high levels for jobs, Texans employed and the civilian labor force. Texas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm job count increased to 14,115,700 after 19,100 jobs were added over the month in March, reflecting growth in 45 of the last 47 months. Texas also led the nation with…

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New Retailing Highlights Mission’s Growth

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Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply and Burlington take up the largest sites in NewQuest Properties’ Mission Gateway on the corner of Expressway 83 and Bryan Road.

Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply held a grand opening at its first site in the Rio Grande Valley in early April.  Nearly 2,000 miles from its flagship store in Bozeman, Mont., this Murdoch’s is at the corner of Expressway 83 and Bryan Road in Mission, a location next to a Burlington store in a new retail development area.  “It’s a perfect retail outlet that fits well with the city of…

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Glazer’s Anchors Weslaco Industrial Park

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Glazer's distributes some of the country's better know brands of beer across the Rio Grande Valley, (Courtesy)

Weslaco’s city leadership in recent years has honed in on a consistent message amid the community’s growth across several key economic sectors. The days of local residents having to go to McAllen to shop and dine are over, they say. “We don’t have to leave Weslaco anymore,” said Steven Valdez, the executive director of the Weslaco Economic Development Corporation. “We can stay home.” A business and commerce identity independent of…

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New Fan Store Touts UTRGV Pride

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Alisa Gonzalez and her husband Benjamin took their recent high school graduate to get settled at Texas A&M University last fall and made a poignant observation. College Station has fan stores a many featuring all sorts of A&M Aggies gear, be it t-shirts, caps, sweatshirts or bumper stickers. The Edinburg couple thought of their university back home. They knew it had nothing comparable to promote the Vaqueros of the University…

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Brownsville Plant Expanding & Adding Jobs

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Rich's employees at its Brownsville plant produce the company's appetizer products that are commonly found in Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores across the country.

Rey Esquibel has worked his way up to the top leadership post at the Rich’s frozen foods manufacturing plant in Brownsville.  Esquibel says his “fingerprints are all over” the 130,000-square-foot facility on east 14th Street. His work ethic matches that of the 400 employees who work at the facility.  Rich’s Brownsville plant is located just blocks away from what is known in the city as the four corners intersection where…

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Photographer Reaches For The Sky

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Love is in the air for a couple photographed by Jackie Valdez near the floodway in Mercedes.

Jackie Valdez‘s photographs feature the faces of the Rio Grande Valley. There are teenage girls wearing cowboy hats enjoying the sights and sounds of the Rio Grande Livestock Show in Mercedes. High school bands marching down streets in parades and across football fields make up another colorful portion of her South Texas portfolio. Freshly graduated students in portraits look hopeful and happy in Valdez’s portrait work as they look off…

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Rio Grande LNG Reaching Out To Community

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Rio Grande LNG representatives emphasized the safety aspects of their plant being built at the Port of Brownsville during a recent event on the TSTC campus in Harlingen.

Rene Rodriguez’s students are huddled around representatives of Rio Grande LNG, a bit wide-eyed and asking plenty of questions. Rodriguez is an instructor with the building construction technology program at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen. Rio Grande LNG representatives had just concluded a presentation on campus regarding their facility, which is currently under construction at the Port of Brownsville. The first phase of the $18 billion-plus liquefied natural gas…

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McAllen To Host International Economic Summit

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MXLAN International Economic Summit keynote speaker Belinda Román

The City of McAllen will host the MXLAN International Economic Summit at the McAllen Convention Center on May 3, highlighting the South Texas region’s unique geographical position, cultural dynamics and significant impact it has on international commerce and trade. The discussions sparked and connections made during the conference are designed to reshape economic and cultural perspectives through insightful dialogue and collaboration about how economic activities within McAllen resonate globally, making…

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