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@rgv.media Aug 10, 2025, 3:22 PM UTC

Progress Times - July 25, 2025

The July 25, 2025 issue of Progress Times has a couple of significant stories. The first is about the creation of emergency services districts in western Hidalgo County. The second story is about red…

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@rgv.media Jun 25, 2025, 7:00 PM UTC

Moore Air Base Reactivates to Combat New World Screwworm Eradication

The June 13, 2025 issue of Progress Times reports that Moore Air Base, located northwest of Mission, Texas will reactivate a USDA program to study and control new world screwworm (NWS), which is a fl…

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@rgv.media Jun 8, 2023, 12:23 PM UTC

2023 Ground Saturation Leading into Hurricane Season

2023 has been a wet year. We have had several storms that barely give the ground enough time to drain. This is concerning because if we are hit with a hurricane, we are likely to suffer from flooding…

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@rgv.media Jul 26, 2022, 9:01 PM UTC

Not since 2016

The past few years have had rather mild weather. It’s not since 2016 that Mission, Texas has had long stretches of 100F heat. I recall that was one hot summer. But, the next year we had record-breaki…

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@rgv.media Jul 17, 2022, 1:44 AM UTC

Texas Ag Commissioner Supports Expansion of Cannabis

This is a cross post of @doitvoluntarily/texas-ag-commissioner-supports-expansion-of-cannabis by @rgv.media.In recent years, legislation has incrementally become more permissive. The Governor is stil…

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@rgv.media Jul 15, 2022, 9:01 PM UTC

We got some rain

It has been over 100F for weeks. I can't wait until the dog days of summer are over. Today, out of the blue, we had some rain. It was unexpected because the heat has been dry heat. Usually, when it's…

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@rgv.media May 29, 2022, 4:31 PM UTC

Sunday breakfast

I don't know if HEB in other parts of the state do this. Here in the RGV, the HEB has barbacoa and menudo for sale. The combo includes tortillas, salsa, and a liter of soda. It's a quick ride to go b…

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@rgv.media May 24, 2022, 3:03 AM UTC

Overnight Storms

There are storms forecast overnight. There was mention of 60 mph winds. Guess I better roll in the trash can from the curb.

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@rgv.media May 21, 2022, 6:44 PM UTC

Warm Gulf Waters

Weather reports are stating that the water in the Gulf of Mexico is warmer than usual. While this does not guarantee a proliferation of tropical storms or hurricanes for 2022, it certainly is somethi…

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@rgv.media May 15, 2022, 5:28 PM UTC

Easy Like Sunday Morning

We attended the 10 AM Mass. We aren’t regular church-goers. But, sometimes, we get the bug to go for a few weeks. One of the benefits of going to church on Sundays is that it breaks up the monotony o…

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