RGV Life

The Women's Business Center is hosting the 2011 Women's Business Summit tomorrow in Harlingen, Texas. The event serves as a way for local women in business to discuss solutions to their challenges and best practices. The event starts at 7:30 am and goes until 2 pm at the Texas State Technical College campus. Registration is still open. Men and women are both welcome. As an added bonus, TXU Energy will be giving away a free Kindle to one lucky attendee. All you have to do to register to win is Like the TXU Energy in Your Community Facebook page between 10 am and 1 pm tomorrow, August 26, 2011.

The Food Bank RGV will be hosting their annual Empty Bowls event at the Pharr Events Center, located at 3000 N. Cage, on September 22, 2011. Lunch will be served from 11 am to 2 pm. This annual event attracts the top local restaurants serving lunch to all attendees. Local artists contribute hand crafted bowls; attendees can choose their favorite and take it home. In addition, there is a silent auction for a variety of great donated items, ranging from jewelry, home decor, and one-of-a-kind art. Of course, proceeds from Empty Bowls go towards the Food Bank RGV's mission to feed the hungry in the region. Every dollar the Food Bank RGV receives can provide five healthy meals. Your contribution will do a lot of good for your community. Please consider either sponsoring or attending this year's Empty Bowls. You can register at their website .

The Historic Cine El Rey will be screening Little Matchmakers this Friday and Saturday. This is a film your family can enjoy while supporting a regional film crew. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with the film's director and lead actor. Show times on Friday are 5 pm and 7 pm. Saturday show time is 3, 5, and 7 pm.

August 22, 2011 T.C. Betancourt Announces Campaign for State Representative District 41 Democratic candidate will hold a press conference on Tuesday (Edinburg, Texas) – Local healthcare and produce businessman T.C. Betancourt officially announces his candidacy on Tuesday for the office of Texas State Representative District 41, slated for election on March 2012 in the Democrat primary. Mr. Betancourt will conduct a press conference on Tuesday, August 23, 10:00 A. M. at his Elite Rehab Services office in Edinburg at 3127 S. Sugar Road. District 41 is currently held by republican state representative Aaron Peña. District 41 incorporates parts or all of the cities of McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Sharyland, Palmhurst and Pharr in South Texas. Mr. Betancourt's primary focus is about caring for the people of South Texas. He wants to focus on creating good-paying jobs, affordable healthcare and offer more people the ability to access the education they want.  These are o...

August 5, 2011   For Immediate Release Contact: Ricardo Lopez-Guerra               956-212-8950   VERONICA GONZALES TO SEEK 5TH TERM IN TEXAS HOUSE Gonzales will now serve constituents of District 40   McALLEN- State Representative Veronica Gonzales announces her intention to seek her 5th term in the Texas House representing District 40 in the Rio Grande Valley.  Initially elected as the first female to represent District 41, she would now also be the first female to represent District 40, comprised of parts of the cities of Edinburg, Pharr, San Juan, Hidalgo, McAllen and Linn/San Manuel.   Following the passage of the redistricting bill which placed Gonzales' residence in District 40, she confirmed that she would not change her residence in order to seek re-election in District 41.   "While the boundaries of the district I will represent are significantly different, the issues are not.  I have spent the last four terms not only fighting for District 41, but for ...