- 1. Eat pizza and support kids’ cancer research
- (Around Town)
- ... Clinic. St. Baldrick’s funds research into cures and better treatment to kids’ cancer. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer and donor powered charity committed to supporting the most promising ...
- Created on 19 February 2025
- 2. New exhibits open at Texas Quilt Museum
- (Around Town)
- ... hand-hooked by Heidbreder, the rugs combine historical research, artistic wit, and extraordinary craftsmanship—all rendered in wool with rich color and texture. And finally, Old Quilts Made New celebrates ...
- Created on 05 May 2026
- 3. Learn about coastal conservation at Quinta Mazatlán
- (Around Town)
- ... more fragmented, and declining in quality. This presentation will explore how these pressures affect coastal bird populations and highlight over 20 years of research and monitoring conducted by the Coastal ...
- Created on 24 February 2026
- 4. Events Calendar
- (Events Calendar)
- ... February 24 – Eat pizza for a cause and support research for cures and better treatments for childhood cancer from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gatti’s Pizza (4100 N. 2nd St., McAllen). Must tell cashier you are there ...
- Created on 17 February 2026
- 5. Presentation discusses the Texas tortoise
- (Around Town)
- ... Tamaulipan thornscrub. Listed as state-threatened, the species faces ongoing challenges from habitat loss, fragmentation, and declining population trends. Despite these pressures, surprisingly little research ...
- Created on 19 January 2026
- 6. Native Plant Project kicks off spring speaker series
- (Around Town)
- ... Valley and a leading researcher of the Tamaulipan thorn forest. In his presentation, Dr. Christoffersen will share insights from years of long-term research focused on how thorn forests function, respond ...
- Created on 19 January 2026
- 7. Tim Hadler brings 'Strait to Branson' to the Island ...
- (Entertainment)
- ... his music and remembers working on the farm to the music. Hadler said he has done a lot of research into the man George Strait and shares his stories on stage, just like George Strait does at his own ...
- Created on 13 January 2026
- 8. Sea Turtle Inc. Foundation presents the fundraising gala
- (Around Town)
- ... toward securing a world with thriving sea turtle populations through a four-tiered mission that includes conservation, medical care, applied research, and education programs. Sea Turtle Inc. treats hundreds ...
- Created on 06 January 2026
- 9. STHS Behavioral to highlight importance of mind-body connection at webinar
- (Around Town)
- ... proven, with research showing literal brain links between movement, thought and involuntary functions.” Restoring the mind-body connection is crucial to your overall health because it allows you to recognize ...
- Created on 30 December 2025
- 10. Weslaco Museum is full of history, culture, and tradition
- (Around Town)
- ... interviews, documentation and research, as well as artifact conservation and cataloging. You can fill out an application online if you are interested. The museum has special events throughout the year. ...
- Created on 11 November 2025
- 11. STHS Heart named among top three hospitals in Texas
- (Around Town)
- ... were completed in 2023, according to a study by iData Research, while more than 900,000 cardiac surgeries are performed annually. In the Rio Grande Valley, patients requiring cardiovascular services ...
- Created on 11 November 2025
- 12. Aladdin Villas supports local RMHC
- (In The Parks)
- ... knew Ronald McDonald House Charities collected pop tabs, and when I took over the operations, I researched where they actually went, and I wanted to help local kids,” said Tom Hollan. “We’re all grandmas ...
- Created on 03 November 2025
- 13. Winter Texans feel safe in the Rio Grande Valley
- (News)
- ... in service projects in the area. Cathy Sutton, who is at Seven Oaks Resort just a few miles away from Chimney Park, said she did a lot of research before taking the job in the Valley five years ago. ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 14. Sift through South Texas ancient history at Quinta Mazatlán
- (Around Town)
- ... Morales is a collector of worldwide minerals and local ancient stone tools. He has undertaken research, along with faculty at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, in the geology and archaeology of ...
- Created on 27 February 2025
- 15. Learn about thornscrub ecosystem at meeting
- (Around Town)
- ... degree in biology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where she is a graduate research assistant. Her presentation is entitled, "How does a forest sustain itself? The role of microhabitat and ...
- Created on 19 February 2025
- 16. Tim Hadler bring his George Strait show to the Island
- (Entertainment)
- ... music and remembers working on the farm to the music. He said he does the entire show in character. Hadler said he has done a lot of research into the man George Strait and shares his stories on stage, ...
- Created on 30 January 2025
- 17. MOSTH presents American Forests in the RGV
- (Around Town)
- ... of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, where she led thornforest restoration research on refuge lands. For several years, she was an Advanced Placement high school biology teacher in the IDEA Public Schools system ...
- Created on 22 January 2025
- 18. Native plants of the RGV presented in Weslaco
- (Around Town)
- ... with Dr. Alfred Richardson at the university in Brownsville and with Dr. Robert Lonard in Edinburg, as well as through extensive research in the field. Under Dr. Richardson's direction, she became familiar ...
- Created on 22 January 2025
- 19. Author presents First Ladies of the United States
- (In The Parks)
- ... author for a national book club. The book represents a lifetime of reading, three years of intense research and two years of equally intense writing, including a quick re-write upon the death of First ...
- Created on 14 January 2025
- 20. Sunday Speakers Series highlights Alamo Train Crash of 1940
- (Around Town)
- ... of the “Alton Bus Crash”—and co-author Seaver De La Fuente, who narrated the podcast, will share their research and share the history of this seminal event. Carmona is a social studies teacher at Donna ...
- Created on 13 November 2024
