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Cornyn, Cruz, Culberson, Green, Weber Lead Letter Urging Trump Administration to Bring Houstonian Home...

Texas Border business The Honorable Mike Pompeo Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We thank you for your leadership in encouraging a...
Pictured, in the middle Dr. Yash P. Gupta flanked by Mr. Robert C. Vackar Chairman of the Board of the Bert Ogden Auto Group and Dr. Kelly Scrivner Vice President for Institutional Advancement at UTRGV. Gupta was named the new dean of the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship, will assume his post on Aug. 1. He replaces Dr. Mark Kroll, who served as dean of the Vackar COBE for seven years and now returns to faculty to focus on teaching and research. Gupta comes to the Valley from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was president and CEO of Yash Gupta Consulting, Inc., providing consulting services to academic institutions and industries based on strategic planning and new market development. Photo by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez

Dr. Yash P. Gupta to lead UTRGV’s Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Texas Border Business By Amanda A. Taylor Rio Grande Valley, Texas – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has named Dr. Yash P. Gupta as...
Area high school students take a break from conducting research tests on the Laguna Madre to watch a pod of dolphins frolicking in the wake of UTRGV’s floating classroom, the Ridley. The students were part of UTRGV’s recent Hands-On Marine Ecology Camp, offered by the Coastal Studies Laboratory of the UTRGV School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (SEEMS). It was the first time some of the students had seen dolphins in their natural environment. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)

All aboard the Ridley! – UTRGV Marine Ecology Camp

UTRGV Marine Ecology Camp teaches area high school students about marine research, human footprint By Amanda A. Taylor Texas Border Business RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – The...

Congressman Gonzalez Announces Over $2 Million in FEMA Funding for Rehabilitation Project

Texas Border Business WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $2,249,916 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in grant funding...

Senate Confirms Andy Oldham to 5th Circuit Vacancy

Texas Border News WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised Andy Oldham’s credentials today on the Senate floor in advance of the vote for his...

McAllen among Top 10 Best Places to Retire

Texas Border Business McAllen- Year-round sunshine, 80-degree winters, and a tropical climate make McAllen the sixth best place in the country to retire, according to...

Pharr EDC to Host 4th Annual RGV Job Fair in Partnership with Workforce Solutions...

Texas Border Business Pharr, Texas – The Pharr Economic Development Corporation has partnered with Workforce Solutions to host the 4th Annual RGV Job Fair on Thursday,...

Seven Grants Awarded by Winners of Great Texas Birding Classic, incl the Valley

Texas Border Business AUSTIN— The 22nd annual Great Texas Birding Classic (GTBC) has wrapped up another year and the winners of the largest and longest...

TBC Chairman Urges Federal Investment In Infrastructure, Technology and Staffing at U.S. Ports of...

Texas Border Business WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 18, 2018) – Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz, chairman of the Texas Border Coalition (TBC), testifies today before the U.S....
L-R: Sandra Darling; First Lady of Honduras Ana Garcia de Hernandez; McAllen Mayor Jim Darling; and Laura Warren, AIA and also Chairman of McAllen Economic Development Corp. Photo by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez

First Lady of Honduras visits McAllen and the Valley

By Roberto Hugo Gonzalez As originally published by Texas Border Business newsprint edition July 2018 This has been a dynamic year for McAllen and the Rio...

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