Tag Archives: Alamo

Therapist Comes Home To Help Children

A large play area inside ABA Connect allows behavior technicians and therapists to apply the individualized behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder as they play.

Roberto Silva is a Mission native and University of Texas-Pan American graduate who left his hometown area before returning in recent months to provide behavioral therapy services for children. Silva began his career teaching special-education students in Mission and La Joya. He enjoyed working with special needs children. Silva yearned to serve them in a different way. He wanted to specialize in applied behavior analysis, a research-based behavioral therapy for…

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Alamo Small Business Workshop

Alamo EDC

The Alamo Economic Development Corporation hosts a free workshop on Feb. 23 about the EDC’s small business programs such as the Small Business Grant Program, Micro-Loan Program and Revolving Loan Fund. The UTRGV-Small Business Development Center will also be on hand to provide information on services provided by SBDC. For more information, contact Rafael Tapia at rtapia@alamotexas.org or 956-787-6622.

County Judge’s Program Encourages Kids To Visit Parks

The Edinburg Scenic Wetlands

The Rio Grande Valley has increasingly developed and opened nature and wildlife parks that draw eco-tourists from around the country in their search for native and migrating birds. Many wildlife enthusiasts recognize the Valley as the top birding spot in the United States. The uniqueness of the region as a premier wildlife area is something many of the region’s parks and community birding centers are working to convey to local…

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Watermelon Festival & Cook-off

Watermelon Festival 2022

The 10th annual Watermelon Festival & Cook-off takes place May 14 from 3-11 p.m. in Alamo. This family-friendly event will have entertainment for everyone to enjoy. Festival offerings include: Beer Garden Food Vendors Carnival Rides Arts and Crafts Musical Line-up Free Watermelon Slices State-Sanctioned Cook-off

Landmark Offers Something New On Tap

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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New Food Park Features Self-Serve Tap

Landmark on Tower

Alamo’s newest food truck park offers the area’s newest self-pour tap wall experience. The Landmark on Tower features six hand-picked food trucks along with a rotating line-up of 24 self-serve beers, wines and more. In addition to The Landmark on Tower’s own brick oven pizzeria, guests can choose from six food trucks: RGV Crawfish Shack Cajun Seafood – A taste of Louisiana Tots With That – Loaded tater tots with…

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Alamo Believes Steady Approach Will Bring Development

Rafael Tapia believes in the steady-but-sure approach to economic development, or as much as is possible in a field where competition is the norm and falling short on prospects happens more often than landing successes. Tapia is the executive director of the Alamo Economic Development Corporation. Both of the cities to his immediate west – Pharr and San Juan – have seen surges of growth along their expressway corridor as…

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Alamo B&B Caters To Birders

Birders are always welcome at the Alamo Inn.

The headline atop the easel paper pad was in all caps and featured “SIGNIFICANT SIGHTINGS.” Underneath the big letters there were 23 bird species listed that had been seen across the Rio Grande Valley over the first three weeks of April. Next to that column were another 13 bird species spotted at South Padre Island.  “It has been an exceptional year,” said Keith Hackland, who owns and operates the Alamo…

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Catholic Diocese Conducts Census Sundays

census

The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is launching Census Sundays in an effort to bolster census participation in areas that are still undercounted. In addition to announcements to parishioners, certain area churches will host drive-through events every weekend through Sept. 27. “A vital part of the mission of the Church is to care for the people of God – all people – Catholic or not,” states a release from the Diocese.…

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Alamo Program Works for Small Business Owners

Alamo EDC Revolving Loan Program

Small businesses are a critical part of the economy in Alamo, and the Alamo EDC works closely with those businesses to ensure their success. The EDC helps to cultivate an economically-healthy environment while also encouraging businesses to succeed while supporting the creation of jobs. The Alamo EDC assists and supports businesses through two main programs, the Revolving Loan Program and the Micro-Loan Program. The Revolving Loan Program offers small businesses with a low-interest…

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