Rio Grande Guardian - The Valley's News Source
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UPDATED: NADBank pumps $63 million into Anzalduas …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The NADBank Board approved close to $156 million in financing to support three new projects, two in Texas—expansion of Anzalduas International Bridge and construction of a solar park and energy storage facility in Kinney County—along with improvements to the wastewater collection system in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
Zoom: Valdez: Expansion of Progreso International Bridge is …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · “By the time they finish the expansion at the Progreso Bridge… they are doing four commercial lanes, they have got a really nice way of wrapping around the city so that all the truck traffic doesn’t come through downtown Progreso, or Nuevo Progreso in this case, but it wraps around it, and then it crosses over into the United States.”
UPDATED: Rio Bank and Elsa State Bank to merge
WEB6 days ago · Elsa State Bank has six locations in Starr and Hidalgo counties and is headquartered in Rio Grande City. Its president and CEO is Cesar Gonzalez. Once the merger is complete Elsa State Bank will be known as Rio Bank. Assets of the two banks combined are roughly $550 million. Advertisement.
New Census numbers: Rio Grande Valley did not ... - Rio Grande …
WEBJul 29, 2023 · The U.S. Census Bureau issued the official numbers for the 2020 Census on Thursday. The numbers help determine federal funding for states, counties and municipalities, and the realignment of political boundaries. Texas’ population grew by 3,999,944 over the last ten years – from 25,145,561 in 2010 to 29,145,505 in 2020.
Valley school districts look to the Legislature to change the way …
WEBJul 3, 2023 · “It basically started because our school district, for the first time in almost 20 years, went out for a bond last spring. And during the bond, one of the questions that was asked of me and the board was, why do taxpayers have to pay for South Texas ISD?
Pecina: A truly inclusive moment for the city of Edinburg
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Editor’s Note: The above speech was made by Marissa Pecina, an inclusive play specialist and speech language pathologist based in Edinburg, Texas. Pecina gave her remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Vanguard Academy and the City of Edinburg’s first ever All Inclusive Park. The park, named Vanguard Academy Beethoven City …
City of McAllen statement on tent facility in response to migrant …
WEBJul 29, 2023 · Yesterday, the McAllen City Commission took decisive action to protect public health and safety. Faced with a rapidly escalating surge of immigrants at the Texas-Mexico Border, the City of McAllen’s Emergency Management Office, in coordination with City Management and in accordance with the Mayor’s Declaration of Local Disaster executed on August 2, 2021, took swift action to begin its ...
Employment at Reynosa maquilas is now at record high
WEB5 days ago · REYNOSA, RGV – A record high number of workers are currently being employed by maquiladora operations connected to Index in Reynosa – over 130,000. And, if all goes to plan and another five companies open plants in the border city this year, a record number of multinationals will be located there. There are currently 151 such companies in ...
García: Colonial Spanish Texas and Other Essays
WEBSep 18, 2024 · My book, ‘Colonial Spanish Teas and Other Essays,’ is a series of essays dealing with events that have shaped Texas since the early times of Spanish colonization and the establishment of many institutions, namely, the first public schools in 1690, haciendas, cattle raising/drives, commerce, religion, trade, hospitals, farming, and civil/criminal laws.
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