` Alma Santos, Author at Rio Grande Valley Business Journal

Alma Santos

Alma Santos is a RGV native and a freelance writer for RGV Business Journal. Since the 90s, Alma has written for Reuters, The Monitor, Progress Times, Valley Town Crier and was a member of the press pool at the state capital in Austin, covering legislative sessions for news of interest to Valley residents.

Articles by Alma Santos

COSTEP launches binational higher-ed database to map South Texas and northern Tamaulipas workforce

December 4, 2025 • 4 min read

To attract investment, the platform will catalog degrees, certifications, and training programs across seven South Texas counties and 10 municipalities... Read more »

South Texas remains clear of screwworm as inspections intensify along major highways

November 20, 2025 • 3 min read

USDA is building a new sterile-fly facility at Moore Air Base, the same site that helped wipe out the pest... Read more »

Mission EDC awards $225,000 to help 15 small businesses upgrade and expand

November 20, 2025 • 2 min read

The Ruby Red Ventures grants will fund improvements from equipment to facades as part of the city’s push to strengthen... Read more »

Brownsville’s Búho bookstore readies for new Barnes & Noble — and welcomes the boost in readers

November 18, 2025 • 4 min read

Owner Gilbert Hernandez says the national chain’s arrival won’t shake his confidence as he expands Búho with curated books, antique... Read more »

Mission lands $50M metal recycling plant as Mexican company expands to the U.S.

November 13, 2025 • 3 min read

The new 98,000-square-foot facility will bring 70 jobs to south Mission and anchor the company’s first major U.S. operation.... Read more »

South Texas’ shuttered sugar mill now part of $1 billion plan to revive U.S. cane industry

October 1, 2025 • 3 min read

The project could bring more than 130 Valley sugar farms back into production, restore jobs, and strengthen the region’s agricultural... Read more »

South Texas ranchers brace as flesh-eating screwworm advances toward border, threatening cattle herds

September 30, 2025 • 5 min read

A confirmed case in northern Mexico raises alarms in the Rio Grande Valley, where millions in cattle investments — and... Read more »

The Anzalduas Bridge is two years behind on its commercial opening — but investors are already capitalizing on its potential

September 27, 2025 • 5 min read

From housing and industrial parks to a possible data center, developers see momentum in south Mission despite the delay.... Read more »

Abbott announces $26 million for Mid-Valley Airport, Weslaco projects

September 24, 2025 • 3 min read

Funding will expand the runway, improve drainage, and add an emergency facility, making Weslaco a hub for growth and disaster... Read more »

Mexico unlikely to meet October water debt deadline, leaving Valley farmers dry

September 23, 2025 • 6 min read

As drought grips both sides of the Rio Grande, growers cut back planting, trade groups warn of higher food costs,... Read more »

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