The Valley's Morning News Rewind

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Top stories, interviews and segments from the week on 710 KURV.The Valley’s Morning News Podcast- Sergio Sanchez talks with community leaders and other special guests about issues that affect your dai... more

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March 21, 2025 We get to meet the new Weslaco police chief, we look at a new AI study from UT-RGV, we get an economic update from McAllen, and $280 million dollar grants will be coming to local farmers.
New Weslaco Police Chief Robert Lopez gives us his vision of the department.
Dr. Michael Mathews from UT-RGV talked about a recent AI study.
McAllen Chamber of Commerce CEO Liz Saurez gave us an economic update from McAllen.
Local water advocate Sonny Hinojosa talked the $280 million dollar grants for local farmers struggling amid water scarcity.
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49min
March 07, 2025 We get economic update from Harlingen, Texas legislative update, big news on local cancer research, we get an update from South Padre Island, a local bank is merging with a San Antonio bank, and we how do we prevent from contracting the measles.
Harlingen City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez gave us economic update from Harlingen.
Dr. Subhash Chauhan -UTRGV South Texas Center for Excellence and Cancer research talked about big news on local cancer research.
South Padre Island Mayor Patrick McNulty reviewed the mixed hotel and sales tax numbers from SPI plus a look ahead to a "family" focused Spring Break!
Ford Sasser from Rio Bank talked about the pending merger with a Central Texas bank that would grow Rio Bank to $1.5 billion in assets.
Dr. James Castillo talked about the measles and how to prevent from contracting measles.
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1h 5min
February 28, 2025 We get Texas legislative update, we look at enrollment numbers at South Texas College and get an update from the college, Driscol Children’s Hospital is hiring, and we get a recap of the recent RGV Day tour in Austin.
State Rep. Dist. 40 Terry Canales talked about transportation funding and the water shortage in the RGV.
Dr. Rodney Rodriguez, Vice Pres. South Texas College talked about enrollment numbers and about new training & curriculum which includes artificial intelligence and dental hygiene.
Driscoll Children's Hospital President Matt Wolthoff talked about the recent job fair and about a pediatric residency program coming soon to the hospital.
Dan Silva - RGV Partnership chief – discussed the top RGV issues that surfaced in Austin during the RGV Day tour.
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50min
February 22, 2025 We get an economic update from Mission, we look at a way to expand your skill set, we get update from happenings in Cameron County, how is the moral of border patrol agents, and we get an update from UT-RGV.
Teclo Garcia CEO of the Mission Economic Development Corporation gave us an economic update form Mission.
Ricardo Trevino, Director of Industry Relations at Texas Southmost College talked about the different continuing education courses offered at TSC.
Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino talked about Cameron County happenings.
Retired ICE agent Victor Avila talked about moral amongst border patrol agents under the Trump Administration.
Dr. Guy Bailey, President at UT-RGV gave us an update on the university.
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1h 2min
February 14, 2025 We look at funding available for high tech startups in Brownsville, are we seeing an increase flu cases in the RGV, will we finally see school choice in Texas, we get a state of the city for McAllen and we look at how the RGV has transformed over the last
Nathan Burkhart with the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation talked about funding for high tech startups at eBridge.
Dr. James Castillo talked about the recent spike in flu cases.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott talked about the need for school vouchers.
McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos gave us a state of the city update.
Texas A&M University Assistant Chancellor John Sharp talked about how the RGV has seen economic transformation over the last 30 years.
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55min
February 08, 2025 How is Border Patrol doing under the Trump administration, we get an economic outlook from Mission, we look at job creation numbers in Texas and the RGV, we get a state of the city address from Pharr, and we look at job creation numbers in Brownsville.
Chris Cabrera with the Border Patrol Union talked about the latest on the border and how has Pres. Trump's executive orders affected illegal immigration?
Mission city manager Mike Perez talked about the economic outlook for Mission
Mike Willis from South Texas Manufacturers group review some of the raw job creation numbers for Texas and the RGV the last 5 years.
Pharr city manager Jonathan Flores gave us a state of the city update.
Gilbert Salinas with the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation talked about job creation numbers for Brownsville and Matamoros plus a look at industries we might see soon in the RGV.
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58min
January 31, 2025 We meet the new chief at the McAllen Economic Development Corporation, we look at McAllen’s annual crime report. Texas A&M McAllen COO is stepping down, we get an economic update from Edinburg, and it’s property tax time in Hidalgo County.
New director of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation discusses the future of McAllen business.

McAllen police chief Victor Rodriguez talks about the annual crimes report.

Outgoing COO for Texas A&M McAllen Manuel (Manny) Vela talks about how big will Texas A&M McAllen be in 5 years?

Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza gave us an economic update from Edinburg.

Hidalgo county tax assessor/collector Paul Villarreal Jr. talked about the importance of paying your property taxes on time.
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54min
January 25, 2025 We talk about the South Texas College police academy, how do below freezing temperatures affect local crops, we get an economic update from Harlingen, state law makers are visiting the RGV, and we get an update on the water levels at the reservoirs.
Sara Lozano, Dean - Business, Public Safety and Technology at South Texas College talked about the upcoming police academy.

Local grower Dante Galeazzi talks about how the below freezing temperature might affect crops on the ground.

Harlingen Economic Development Corporation director Orlando Campos gave us an economic update from Harlingen.

Dan Silva, President and CEO of the RGV Partnership talks about getting ready to host state lawmakers touring the RGV.

Local Water advocate Sonny Hinojosa gave us a n update on the levels at the reservoir.
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55min
January 17, 2025 We get a 2024 recap and look to 2025 from DHR Health, we get an update on highway construction projects in the area, we get an economic update from Brownsville and Weslaco, and we meet the new chief of police for South Texas ISD.
Dr. Carlos Cardenas from DHR Health with a year in review and look to 2025 from DHR Health.
Pete Alvarez, district engineer for TxDOT's Pharr District gave us an update on highway construction and road projects.
Gilbert Salinas with the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation gave us an economic update and a look to 2025.
Weslaco Mayor Adrian Gonzalez gave us an economic from Weslaco.
New South Texas ISD chief of police Steven Cortez talked about building a process of building a police force from scratch.
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56min
January 10, 2025 We get a 2024 recap and look to 2025 from UT-RGV and we get an economic update from McAllen, Harlingen, Mission, and Brownsville.
UT-RGV President Dr. Guy Bailey gave us a 2024 recap and a look to 2025 at UT-RGV.
McAllen City Manager Isaac Tawil gave us an economic update from McAllen.
Harlingen EDC Director Orlando Campos gave us an economic update from Harlingen.
Teclo Garcia, CEO Mission Economic Development Corporation gave us an economic update from Mission
Brownsville City Manager, Helen Ramirez gave us an economic update from Brownsville.
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57min

FAQs about The Valley's Morning News Rewind:

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The podcast currently has 181 episodes available.