San Juan Gardens had many activities to celebrate the Winter Texan season, including a new event called Tape Measure Racing where races are held in double-elimination heats, and everyone is eligible to participate. The park also holds 30-minute low-impact exercise time every weekday for all ages, including a 90-year-old who gets just a little help from her walker. There's also a Ladies Luncheon each month from December to March and so much more.
Welcome to our Take Home Edition of the Winter Texan Times. In this edition we want to share some of the reasons more and more retirees are choosing the Rio Grande Valley of Texas as their winter home. As they seek a warmer climate, they also enjoy the warm, friendly people who make their winters much more fun and… Read More +
For decades, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas has been a favorite destination for retirees from the Midwest and Canada looking to head south for the winter to escape the snow, ice and cold, harsh weather. In addition to the warm, semi-tropical climate here in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), Winter Texans frequently… Read More +
Larry Mainz loves the Rio Grande Valley.
He and his wife, Jan, became Winter Texans seven years ago. He fondly calls the Valley, “Disney for old people.”
He says people need to know that “there's no better place. If you don't like living here,… Read More +
The third annual Monarch Fest at Quinta Mazatlan will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. Quinta Mazatlan is located at 600 Sunset Dr. in McAllen.
The event celebrates the northward migration of the iconic butterfly from Mexico through the United States and into… Read More +
The Swing Street Big Band is keeping big band music alive and their recent pairings with local high schools will be a lesson that musicians can perform for a long time.
McAllen High School will be hosting a Jazz Festival Saturday, March 16 in the school auditorium at… Read More +
Alan Johnston remembers coming to the Rio Grande Valley from Minnesota 29 years ago.
One of the first things Johnston saw were signs that said “Welcome Back Winter Texans.”
After the couple's unimpressive experiences in Arizona and… Read More +
David Howard and his wife live 4,200 miles from the Rio Grande Valley.
The couple will take their time each year, leaving their home in the Canadian province of Labrador and Newfoundland to arrive at their summer home at Bit-O-Heaven RV Park in Donna.… Read More +
Terry Hirschfeld was in her Kentucky home when she started making a list of “warm states.” She was tired of the cold.
Texas made her short list.
Now that she and her husband are here living on… Read More +
