Claudia Perez Rivas

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PROGRESO, Texas – The lower portion of Rio Grande River, the nation’s third longest river and a critical source of drinking water for over two million people along the U.S.-Mexico border, has been named 5th on American Rivers’ 2025 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®.

1 month ago | riograndeguardian.com | Claudia Perez Rivas

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... HARLINGEN, Texas – Consolidating the Rio Grande Valley’s three international airports to one central location would save time for passengers in the long run, said Marv Esterly, aviation director of Valley International Airport. “Once you consolidate air service to one airport, you stop flying multiple routes to same destinations, hitting the same banks of traffic,” he added.

1 month ago | riograndeguardian.com | Claudia Perez Rivas

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... HOUSTON, Texas – Juan Luis Perez is president of CAL-IXA Aggregates, a company that imports heavy raw materials through the Port of Brownsville and is also involved in logistics. Perez attended RioPlex’s Texas Port to the Stars Foreign Direct Investment Summit, held recently at the Westin Galleria in Houston.

1 month ago | riograndeguardian.com | Claudia Perez Rivas

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... AUSTIN, Texas – Dan Diorio, senior state policy director at the Data Center Coalition, has discussed the economic development impact of data centers in Texas, particularly in the RGV region. In an exclusive interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Diorio said the South Texas region’s chances of becoming part of this fast-growing industry are positive.

1 month ago | riograndeguardian.com | Claudia Perez Rivas

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... AUSTIN, Texas – An alarming number of pharmacies have closed in Texas in the past two years – a net closure of at least one pharmacy every week, threatening a critical access point to health care for many Texans. These closures threaten pharmacy access for growing numbers of Texans, especially in low-income urban and rural areas. In fact, 4.3 million Texans now live in a pharmacy desert.