- 21. Winter Texans visit the Valley to stay active
- (News)
- One of the things that we hear around here is that Winter Texans come to the Valley during the winter months so they can still live an active lifestyle. If they were still up north, they would be stuck ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 22. Winter Texans feel safe in the Rio Grande Valley
- (News)
- ... home and RV parks and resorts, and the camaraderie with other Winter Texans who spend three to six months in South Texas each winter. Besides the warm weather, they come because it’s fun! But is ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 23. What it means to be a Winter Texan
- (News)
- ... had visited Arizona during the winter months before I retired, but there was nothing to make me want to be a Snowbird and migrate to Arizona. Then I visited my brother in March 2014, who was a Winter Texan ...
- Created on 12 March 2025
- 24. Alamo RV parks celebrate Texas Independence Day
- (In The Parks)
- ... six years at Tonka Toys and then joined the local school district as an administrative assistant for most of her 29 years. The Berents began with just a couple of months’ stay in the Valley at Winter ...
- Created on 05 March 2025
- 25. Mission Chamber thanks Winter Texans with annual Fiesta
- (Entertainment)
- ... and Quentin Flagg. Bruce Boudreau is a multi-instrumentalist Canadian country music singer and songwriter. He was 14 years old when he got his first guitar. Six months later he started a band in high ...
- Created on 27 February 2025
- 26. Let’s go on a tour
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... Generally, their deadline is about two months out. Hotels are a little different. They generally want a rooming list and a deposit at least thirty days before the day of arrival. However, one hotel wants ...
- Created on 26 February 2025
- 27. February 26 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... for a few months – you become a part of the community and find out ways you can help and really immerse yourselves in the Valley. I found stories about food drives, benefit concerts, quilts for colonias ...
- Created on 26 February 2025
- 28. Transformation makes lower Valley golf courses winners
- (Around Town)
- ... seasonal and yearly rates (minimum of 3 months), Winter Texan rates available South Padre Island Golf Club Address: 1 Golf House Road, Laguna Vista Website: www.spigolf.com Phone: (956) 943-4653 Description: ...
- Created on 19 February 2025
- 29. GME full of worship and testimony
- (In The Parks)
- ... somehow disappeared after a few months. It was at six-years-old he began playing piano by ear and music became his friend. He believes God has called him to tell everyone about the love of Jesus Christ ...
- Created on 06 February 2025
- 30. Professional artists and local musicians come together for special performance
- (Entertainment)
- ... less than 12 months ago. The music of “First Light,” created by Austin-based composer Matthew Lyons, wonderfully complements Esmail’s work through haunting, dreamlike song from a soprano, Diane Taylor, ...
- Created on 30 January 2025
- 31. Duo brings passion for country music to VSA stage
- (Entertainment)
- ... in 2015. Since she already knew Blaine was an accomplished guitar player, she asked him to teach her. And hence, the love for playing guitar and singing really took off. In the past 18 months, Kiley ...
- Created on 22 January 2025
- 32. The Lady and The Outlaw bring their talents to the VSA
- (Entertainment)
- ... to today to the stage. Regan has been performing in the Valley for about 12 years. Regan lives in MN in the summer months with his wife Charlene but has made the Valley his winter home since 2012. Regan ...
- Created on 22 January 2025
- 33. Learning through repetition
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... housed the first through the eighth grade. A wood burning stove heated those rooms in the colder months and open windows let in the fresh air in an attempt to cool us off in the warmer months. All those ...
- Created on 18 December 2024
- 34. Winter Ranch donates to community organizations
- (In The Parks)
- ... a lot for them.” In a few months, the park will be donating 4-500 quilts to Easter Seals. One resident makes about 100 quilts during the summer that she brings back to the park for the effort. ARISE ...
- Created on 18 December 2024
- 35. Winter Texan Orchestra holds performances
- (Entertainment)
- ... year and continue through mid-March of the following year. The music is primarily classical music, and concerts are offered six times throughout the months when Winter Texans are in the Valley. The concerts ...
- Created on 10 December 2024
- 36. MWE Concerts are now free, opens season with salute to Veterans
- (Entertainment)
- ... States and Canada – “So we were both Americans,” he said. Engle was an E5 in the Army, joining in 1968. He did six months of intensive training in the armed forces school of music – where he really learned ...
- Created on 07 November 2024
- 37. Voices of Veterans: Sergeant Corby Vinson shares his story of service
- (Around Town)
- ... only three months in and we’ve lost almost half our platoon. What are we gonna do?” Vinson said “It was an eye-opening experience. It was very humbling.” During his second tour of duty, Vinson had more ...
- Created on 07 November 2024
- 38. October 30, 2024 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... visited over 400 taquerias in six months. He was looking for tacos that met a certain level of ‘craft, quality, creativity, and flavor,’ said the news release. He noticed something, the article says, that ...
- Created on 30 October 2024
- 39. Winter Texans help The Landmark celebrate Dr. Seuss, reading
- (In The Parks)
- ... give back to the Alamo community, which is their home for several months each year. Some Alamo Palms’ volunteers even found unusual humor in their three-hour experience. “Oh my gosh!” Charyl Dubord ...
- Created on 20 March 2024
- 40. Mission top Winter Texan destination in US
- (Around Town)
- ... use, ‘indicative of a very attractive touristic destination.’ The average temperature from October to March is 65 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit. Winter months are generally dry, which allows people to enjoy ...
- Created on 15 March 2024
