The links provided below allow you to explore areas
of interest by category.
- RGV Arts Council
Investing in the future of the development of the arts in our community. - Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
Request tickets and view concert schedules
- Business Law from the SBA
Legal and regulatory information for America’s small business. - Lenders
List of SBA Participating Lenders and Certified Development Companies in the Rio Grande Valley. - SBA Hub zone
Historically underutilized business zones. Are you in a HUB zone? - Small Business Administration
Programs and services to help you start, grow, and make your business successful. - Small Business Development Center
Designed to provide the business owner with training, counseling, research, and other specialized, technical assistance.
- The Governor’s Small Business Handbook Is Now Updated – And Online!
The Small Business Handbook provides in-depth information on starting a business in Texas including information on business formation, employee requirements, taxes and business financing. Also included, is information on programs and resources available to entrepreneurs and small business owners to help them start, grow and scale their business.
Find a job in the RGV
Use this database to find the job you want at the pay you need in any local zip code.
- Rio Grande Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is working hard to make the public better aware of the cost and consequences of lawsuit abuse. As the leading grassroots legal watchdog in Texas, CALA believes our courts should be used for fairness and balanced justice, not greed. - Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse
Citizen’s Against Lawsuit Abuse is now a nation-wide grassroots campaign that started in the Rio Grande Valley. - Abusive lawsuits against the owners and operators of commercial vehicles continue to be a serious problem. Texas lawmakers should rein in these types of lawsuits that are driven more by greed than justice or safety. Read more at RGVision Magazine.
- Texas Legislature Online
Current districts and members of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education.
- El Nuevo Heraldo
Based in Brownsville, El Nuevo Heraldo emphasizes regional coverage of the Valley’s other cities and towns, including Harlingen and Weslaco. El Nuevo Heraldo also produces the weekly El Extra, a Friday publication that emphasizes entertainment and lifestyle stories. - Texas Border Business
Texas Border Business is the definitive local commerce news source on every aspect of business, covering the entire spectrum, including emerging technologies, and is the single most reliable source of industry news and information available for the area. - The Brownsville Herald
The Brownsville Herald is a newspaper based in Brownsville - The Monitor
The largest and leading newspaper in South Texas, McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Mexico. - The Rio Grande Guardian
The original online news service for South Texas and the Texas-Mexico border region, the Rio Grande Guardian was launched in July 2005. - Valley Business Report
Your connection to local pro-business news - Valley Morning Star
Valley Morning Star, established in 1911, is a newspaper published out of Harlingen
- North American Butterfly Association of South Texas
Checklists, Events, Sites, and Contacts. - South Texas Nature
Birding and Butterfly website. - Texas Parks and Wildlife
Locate information on the Rio Grande Valley’s Parks and Sites. - Valley Agriculture
The Texas cooperative extension in Weslaco provides marketing and economic information on the local horticulture industry. - World Birding Center
Locate information on the Rio Grande Valley’s best birding spots.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. - Cost of Living Calculator
Check how much further your money will go when you spend it in Brownsville, Harlingen, or McAllen! - Federal Procurement Contracts
Commercial vendors ccan seek federal markets for their products and services and can search, monitor, and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire federal contracting community. - State Sales and Use Tax Analysis
Research the Valley MSA from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. - Texas Real Estate Market Reports
Census data, employment and unemployment, major industries, business climate, education, transportation and infrastructure issues, growth patterns and much more. - United States Census Bureau
County quickfacts form the Department of Commerce.
- Alliance for I-69 Texas
Information and progress on the I-69 project from the Texas alliance. - Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Planning and Programming
Find out about registering a vehicle, road conditions, or driver’s license requirements. - Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) The RGVMPO is a federally funded program that works with Rio Grande Valley communities and the Texas Department of transportation to plan for the region’s future transportation needs. The MPO also serves as a collaborative structure of committees and organizations that creates partnerships to address this region’s needs.
- Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority (HCRMA)The Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority is committed to doing its part to help ensure a bright and prosperous future for the community through innovations in financing transportation projects.
- Cameron County Regional Mobility AuthorityThe CCRMA works on behalf of the citizens of South Texas to provide congestion relief, traffic safety, and viable alternative routes in this era of time conservation. Our mobility solutions encompass highways, rail, air, and seaports.
- Transportation Advocates of Texas
Transportation Advocates of Texas (TAoT) is a non-profit group made up of local governments, mobility coalitions, port authorities, economic development organizations, regional alliances, state associations and employers dedicated to helping find solutions to the mobility challenges facing Texas.
- Border Crossing Requirements
Starting June 1, 2009, U.S. citizens returning home from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda, by land or sea, are required to present one of the travel documents listed here. - Texas Travel Information Center
Use our tools to get to know the state, find things to do and keep track of all the destinations you love. - Winter Texan Info | Welcome Home RGV
Welcome Home RGV provides Winter Texans with the best-in-class recommendations on products, services, events, and activities in the RGV.
- Family Crisis Center of RGV The Family Crisis Center provides free and confidential services to Victims of Family Violence and Sexual Assault in Northern Cameron County and all of Willacy County.
- Food Bank RGV Where to donate food, time or money to the food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley.
- Children’s Bereavement Center Rio Grande Valley The CBC seeks to foster healing for grieving children and youth, their families, and the community.
- Foster Angels of South Texas The mission of Foster Angels is to improve the lives of children in foster care ensuring each child has their basic needs met and providing life-enhancing, life-enriching opportunities whenever possible.
Archives
Education News Archive
Legislation for a new UT-University in South Texas Filed today
Four year medical school in the RGV: Update!
The UT Board of Regents just made this VERY exciting annoucement; this is going to change the Rio Grande Valley in so many ways. You MUST watch this video!!
Legislative News Archive
2015 Valley Legislative Tour Sponsors
2015 Valley Legislative Tour- Upper Valley
Valley storms RGV Day at the Capitol
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz set to visit the Valley
Commissioner Staples Visits Washington, D.C. to discuss Immigration
19th Legislative Tour of the RGV
November 20, 2012 – Rio Grande Valley Partnerships Alvarez brings the border to the Beltway in Washington trip
Space X News Archive
Education News Archive
Legislation for a new UT-University in South Texas Filed today
Four year medical school in the RGV: Update!
The UT Board of Regents just made this VERY exciting annoucement; this is going to change the Rio Grande Valley in so many ways. You MUST watch this video!!
Legislative News Archive
2015 Valley Legislative Tour Sponsors
2015 Valley Legislative Tour- Upper Valley
Valley storms RGV Day at the Capitol
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz set to visit the Valley
Commissioner Staples Visits Washington, D.C. to discuss Immigration
19th Legislative Tour of the RGV
November 20, 2012 – Rio Grande Valley Partnerships Alvarez brings the border to the Beltway in Washington trip
Space X News Archive