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September 2024

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On the Cover

The Magic of the Rio Grande Valley

Texas’ southernmost region embraces an enchanting new era

By Danielle Lopez
August 20, 2024

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Nature

Explore the Rio Grande Valley’s Natural Wonders

By Asher Elbein
August 26, 2024

Music

The Resurgence of Conjunto Music in the Rio Grande Valley

By Cat Cardenas
September 13, 2024
A collection of album artwork including records by Flaco Jimenez, Vicente Fernandez, Grupo Frontera, Lydia Mendoza, Selena, and Pedro Infante.

Music

Breaking Down Regional Mexican Music

By Cat Cardenas
September 13, 2024

Music

El Regreso de Música Conjunto en El Valle del Río Grande

By Cat Cardenas
September 13, 2024

Bites

Prickly Pear is a Point of Pride in Texas Kitchens

By Laurel Miller
September 12, 2024

What to Do on Brownsville’s Market Square

By Danielle Lopez
September 11, 2024

Souvenir

El Disco Super Center Offers a Little Piece of Mexico

By Danielle Lopez
September 10, 2024
A person stands underneath several very tall trees with stringy bark and long limbs

Nature

The Fight to Preserve the Mighty Montezuma Cypress

By Cameron Maynard
September 9, 2024
Three people stand in front of a film-themed mural

Film & TV

Harlingen’s ENTRE Film Center Documents Border Culture

By Bryan C. Parker
September 6, 2024
Umbrellas line the shore in front of a grassy knoll, looking out at a vast expanse of clear blue water and waves in the Gulf

Road Trips

A Tropical Getaway on South Padre Island

By Joe Nick Patoski
September 5, 2024
Two people sit on a porch surrounded by four large alpacas

Lodging

Stay at Alpaquita Ranch, the RGV’s First Alpaca Farm

By Daynara Gutierrez
September 4, 2024

Like a Local

Weather Forecaster Tim Smith Is an RGV Icon

By John Burnett
September 4, 2024

Dining

The Rio Grande Valley Is Texas’ Greatest Culinary Secret

By Ryan Cantu
September 2, 2024
A group of people ride in an open-air tourist train car pulled by a black locomotive

History

Follow the Fruit to South Texas

By Christopher Collins
August 30, 2024
People in ornate, Mexican-style costumes with large hats, ride horses on a city street

Dispatch

Sowing Roots at Brownsville’s Charro Days

By Spencer Campbell
August 29, 2024
An overhead view of a chile in a white sauce with red pomegranate seeds. The food is plated on a blue plate on a blue and white checkered table

Dining

Nana’s Taqueria Brings Chiles en Nogada to the RGV

By Amanda Albee
August 28, 2024

Open Road

Pulga de Alamo Transcends Time and Place

By Rubén Degollado
August 27, 2024
A person looks through stacks of records

Music

Pharr Out Records Spins South Texas Tunes

By Jason Buch
August 26, 2024

Nature

Experience the Rio Grande Valley From Above

August 23, 2024
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Tex-Mex

The Botana Platter Is a Rio Grande Valley Specialty

By Rubén Degollado
August 22, 2024

Speaking of Texas

Grammy-Winning Producer Edgar Barrera Is a Latin Hitmaker

By Cat Cardenas
August 21, 2024

Poem: In the Beginning

By ire'ne lara silva
August 21, 2024
The exterior of a building with a vintage sign reading "Valley Fruit Company Tomatoes"

Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: Puro Valley

By Emily Roberts Stone
August 20, 2024

September 2024

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