Rio Grande Guardian

3 days ago | riograndeguardian.com | M. Ray Perryman

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Medicaid allows some of the nation’s most vulnerable residents to obtain needed health care, thus improving the lives of individuals and families. Without insurance coverage, many people will postpone needed appointments or even forego essential treatments. The inevitable result is worse health outcomes and even higher death rates as manageable problems escalate.

5 days ago | riograndeguardian.com | Dayna Reyes

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MCALLEN, Texas – Don’t miss an opportunity to be part of a critical conversation shaping the future of the Rio Grande Valley. That is the advice of Brian Godinez, CEO of ERO Architects. Godinez was referring to “Classrooms to Commerce: The Economic Power of Education in the Rio Grande Valley,” a forum being held at the Embassy Suites in McAllen on Wednesday, June 4.

6 days ago | riograndeguardian.com | Steve Taylor |Dayna Reyes

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... EDINBURG, Texas – The fastest growing cities in the Rio Grande Valley over the past four years are Alton, Bayview, La Joya, Rio Hondo, La Villa, Weslaco, Hidalgo, and Edinburg. All eight of these cities grew by more than eight percent between 2020 and 2024, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

1 week ago | riograndeguardian.com | Steve Taylor

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PHARR, Texas – Pharr Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 28, 2025, for the Pharr Connect Innovation Center. This facility, located at 104 W Polk Ave in Pharr, used to be home to the Pharr Housing Authority but has now been completely renovated to handle Pharr’s IT department. It now serves as the centralized location for Pharr Connect, Pharr’s blazing fast and fiber internet service.

1 week ago | riograndeguardian.com | Steve Taylor

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Who is winning the race in Open AI, the United States or China? That was the question posed by Nathan Burkhart, vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation at Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, during a panel discussion at RGV StartUp Week.