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Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By Dayna Reyes, Reporter MCALLEN, Texas – Federal cuts hurt Texas families, especially in the Rio Grande Valley. This was the message coming out of a roundtable discussion hosted by UnidosUS in McAllen and featuring Stan Dorn, director of the Health Policy Project for UnidosUS, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, and community advocacy groups. Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in 2025, making the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in American history, Eric Holguín, Texas state director for UnidosUS, pointed out. He said OBBBA, combined with…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — The countdown to Year 2 of UTRGV Vaqueros football continues, as does RGVSports.com’s fall camp position room breakdowns leading up to Week 0. Through spring ball, summer workouts and fall camp, the biggest question surrounding the Vaqueros has been who will take over at quarterback to run the offense. On the other side of the ball, however, the Vaqueros return both quarterbacks of their defense in linebackers Spencer Rich and Jaiden Haygood, along with a deep room of heavy hitters behind them looking…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By Dayna Reyes, Reporter MCALLEN, Texas — Federal policy decisions made in Washington are dealing a heavy financial and healthcare blow to low-income families across the Rio Grande Valley, with working households and children taking the brunt of the impact, regional leaders and policy experts warned at a community advocacy forum in McAllen last week. Speaking at a policy workshop hosted by civil rights group UnidosUS, Stan Dorn, director of the Health Policy Project at UnidosUS, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) sharply criticized recent congressional legislation—specifically the expiration of…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Only have a minute? Listen instead The Rio Grande Valley is one of our nation’s most homogeneous, with a population that is 92% Latino, and a majority of that population remain loyal to their Latin roots, with 75% identifying themselves as Roman Catholic. A majority of other residents adhere to various other Christian denominations. As a main entry point for immigrants from around the world including the Caribbean and Asia, the Valley’s population is changing, and to their credit most local residents have welcomed our new neighbors. Those changes, and…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By Luis Montoya MCALLEN, Texas — Willacy County Judge Aurelio “Keter” Guerra has proposed a bold vision to Mexican agricultural producers: utilize Port Mansfield as a strategic processing hub to preserve, can, and market fruits and vegetables imported into the United States. Addressing a visiting delegation of trade representatives, growers, and agricultural suppliers from the Mexican state of Guanajuato at the McAllen Convention Center, Guerra emphasized that adding value locally to raw agricultural commodities represents a lucrative win-win for producers in Mexico and communities across South Texas. The binational delegation…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling Visits RGV to Address Manufacturing and Agricultural Labor Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling visited the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday to address workforce shortages with local manufacturing and agricultural leaders alongside Rep. Monica De La Cruz. Sonderling also toured Stanley Black & Decker’s Mission facility and took part in a roundtable with Rio Farms, Inc. on agricultural labor challenges. A press conference with Sonderling was held at Texas Southmost College in Brownsville. Stanley Black & Decker announced a $1 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing. Of…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By Mario Reyna In the land of plenty, it is hard to believe that over 20% of residents in the Rio Grande Valley experience food insecurity. What is food insecurity? It is when you go to bed at night, and you are still hungry. It is when all you think about is where you might find money for the next meal. It is not remembering the last time you had an apple. It is not having the right resources to buy nutritious food. It is a mother in a colonia…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from The new school year has started for some students across the Rio Grande Valley, and health experts are sharing tips to help parents ease the transition. For others, the first day of school is still weeks away. Edinburg CISD parent Andrea Garza has two children starting school in two weeks. She’s already working to get them back on a routine. “It is about going to sleep early. It is not about waking up at 10 am anymore. It’s about waking up at six or seven, so definitely a bedtime routine,…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By RGG Business Journal Staff MCALLEN, Texas — Non-profit economic development organization RioPlex is accelerating its international outreach this week, hosting a delegation of Mexican investors in McAllen while preparing for a major foreign trade summit in Mexico City next month. Led by Executive Director Mario Reyna, RioPlex advocates for cross-border industrial and commercial investment across the binational region encompassing the Rio Grande Valley and northern Tamaulipas. Guanajuato Delegation Meets in McAllen A 15-member investment delegation from Guanajuato, Mexico, arrived in the region to explore local commercial partnerships. The delegation…

Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Less than a year after joining her hometown TV station in South Texas, this Ivy League graduate is saying goodbye to television news as she pursues a new path.Brownsville native Lauren Sierra announced that her last day at ValleyCentral, the Nexstar Media Group-owned duopoly that operates NBC and CBS affiliates in the Rio Grande Valley, was Friday, August 7.In a similar post on Instagram, Sierra reflected on the last five years, which have seen her work at two television stations in Texas and on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.“5 years in,…