Video & Transcript Research : 'Rio Grande'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so this would make this available to all our students in the Rio Grande Valley.
- Well, the, the, the way this one is worded is just states the Rio Grande Valley.
- So it's permissive if, uh, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley wants to establish a law school.
- Rio Grande Valley.
- And we welcome them all to come down to the Rio Grande Valley, but it's just permissive.
Bills:
HB232
Keywords:
disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 20th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- When did we start adjudicating the Middle Rio Grande?
- What the Middle Rio Grande is.
- The Middle Rio Grande is Cochiti down to what, Caballo, or to the reservoirs, right?
- We kind of joke around a lot of times we call the Rio Grande down here the Rio Sand because it's only
- It's a conduit to waters of the U.S. to the Rio Grande. So in the fall of...
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- Rio Grande Valley. I've been there 11 years come July 1st.
- That's almost 3% of the population of the Rio Grande Valley in the last 10 years.
- So, anyway, we're...the Rio Grande Valley is home to... 1.5 million people.
- Rio Grande Valley.
- On the health and well-being of the Rio Grande Valley, so thank you.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- From El Paso to Houston, Amarillo. to the Rio Grande Valley.
- This has severe implications for Texas, with nearly two million Texans relying on the Rio Grande for
- Yes, sir. anywhere else further down the Rio Grande where there's de-sell opportunities?
- along the Rio Grande that would fill the gap for the needs and the people of South Texas.
- The Rio Grande-Carriza-Cain eradication... program has been in place since 2015.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- H.R. number 299 by Guillen, recognizing February. 19th 2025 as Rio Grande Valley Day at the state capitol
- It's my honor to welcome everybody to the Rio Grande Valley Day at the state capitol.
- Each year, over $51 billion in commercial trade flows through the Rio Grande Valley ports.
- This vital trade is just one example of how the Rio Grande Valley is an important part of our economy
- From the Rio Grande Valley to their state capital with a big round of applause.
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and have lived here my whole life.
- I live in Edinburg, Texas, which is the Rio Grande Valley, Hidalgo County.
- I'm a Puerto Rican woman, Republican conservative, living in the Rio Grande Valley.
- I'm a Puerto Rican woman, Republican conservative, living in Rio Grande Valley.
- Republican conservative living in the Rio Grande Valley.
Summary:
The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first regional hearing, focused on South and Central Texas, including Bexar County, Travis County, and the Rio Grande Valley. After establishing a quorum, the committee adopted its rules on a 6-3 roll-call vote, with Senators Alvarado and Miles voting no. Chair Phil King explained the regional-hearing format, the use of 2020 census data, the online testimony process, and the availability of written comments and future hearings. Several members then gave opening remarks, with Republicans emphasizing public input and Democrats arguing the special session and mid-decade redistricting were unnecessary and aimed at minority districts.
A major procedural issue arose over whether the committee should invite or subpoena the DOJ attorney who authored the July 7 letter that prompted the redistricting discussion. Senator Miles moved to subpoena the attorney; the motion was seconded but then set aside after the chair said the committee could not take formal action on a non-procedural matter during a regional hearing under the adopted rules. The chair said he would consult legal counsel about issuing an invitation, and members discussed the August 7 deadline referenced in the DOJ letter. The committee then moved on to public testimony.
Witnesses, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, law professor Ellen Katz, and Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe, argued that the DOJ letter misread the law and that the targeted districts were lawful opportunity or coalition districts. They said the Fifth Circuit’s Pettway decision was limited to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and did not declare coalition districts unconstitutional, and they cited Bartlett v. Strickland as warning against intentionally dismantling effective minority districts. Garcia and Bledsoe said the hearing was politically motivated and would harm Black and Latino representation; Katz said Texas would act illegally if it followed the DOJ letter’s instructions. Members asked questions about the legal status of coalition districts, the 2021 map-drawing process, and the difference between opportunity, coalition, and crossover districts. The hearing continued with additional public witnesses, including labor representative Emily Amps, who said workers and communities of color were being harmed by the proposed redistricting effort.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:05 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I have the Rio Grande and quite an elaborate acequia system within my district, and an enormous amount
- It's a district that is filled with our watersheds, the water that we see coming down the Rio Grande.
- It's a district that is filled with our watersheds, the water that we see coming down the Rio Grande.
- I'm the CEO and Chief Engineer for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.
- I'm the CEO and chief engineer for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Those would be more or less on the Rio Grande Corridor, I think, by and large.
- It looks like it's a Rio Grande corridor bill. How would that not be true?
- On the Rio Grande Corridor. I know years ago, I grew algae and produced water in Jal, New Mexico.
- They're being used in the Rio Grande Basin, the Pecos Basin, the Canadian, and the...
- We have a program in the lower Rio Grande with some voluntary following to help reduce water use in a
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Dec 16th, 2025 at 09:08 am
Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the director of the Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust.
- There's a huge demand on water rights being transferred out of the middle Rio Grande.
- Of course, in the part of New Mexico I represent, all within the Lower Rio Grande, if the Supreme Court
- In this case, would be the Rio Grande River.
- With the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, trying to keep water rights in the Middle Valley.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So this would make this available to all our students in the Rio Grande Valley.
- Well, the way this one is worded is just states the Rio Grande Valley.
- So it's permissive if University of Texas Rio Grande Valley wants to establish a law school.
- But just. allows for the establishment of a law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
- Grande Valley or any law school across the state of Texas to go and establish itself in the Rio Grande
Bills:
HB232
Keywords:
disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Rio Grande Valley, Senator Hinojosa knows very well, has always been ground zero, and that's where
- Uh, when I was proposing my, my overweight corridor to, to increase, um, trade in, in my lower Rio Grande
- Grande Valley, um.
- In the Rio Grande Valley, a lot of people don't realize that on the Mexico side there's a couple that
- In the Rio Grande Valley, a lot of people don't realize that on the Mexico side there's a couple that
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security held its first hearing of the 89th legislative session, established a quorum, welcomed new and returning members, and adopted the committee rules without objection. The chair said the hearing would be limited to invited state agency witnesses and was intended as a status update for new members on current border operations, especially in light of the change in federal administration.
Testimony came from the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department. The Attorney General’s representative said border-related litigation is largely in a holding pattern while the new U.S. Department of Justice awaits additional leadership, and noted prior cases involving concertina wire, buoys, and the CBP One app. DPS described Operation Lone Star’s evolution from filling gaps when Border Patrol was overwhelmed to current operations focused on interdiction, criminal arrests, fentanyl and meth seizures, and national security concerns, while also noting improved morale and more voluntary deployments as border pressure has eased. The Texas Military Department reported more than 5,000 personnel on state active duty, extensive use of barriers, drones, boats, and rapid-response forces, and said Operation Lone Star has resulted in more than 531,000 apprehensions and a 90% reduction in illegal crossings.
Members and witnesses discussed whether the state should maintain its current border-security footprint while federal policy settles, with the chair emphasizing preserving institutional knowledge and leaving tactical decisions to the governor. Questions also covered trooper fatigue, Border Patrol training under SB 602, and concerns about cartel-driven commercial trucking and fuel depots near the border. The committee heard that Border Patrol training with DPS has resumed, and the chair asked agencies to keep the Legislature informed as legal and operational circumstances change. No bills were heard and no votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate of the 89th Legislature Feb 19th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Recognizing February 19th, 2025 as Rio Grande Valley Day. the state capitol.
- President and members, I am honored to welcome a special delegation today from the Rio Grande.
- Valley for Rio Grande Valley Day at the State Capitol.
- We have Daniel Silva, president and CEO of Rio Grande Valley. partnership that grows our business and
- So please help me welcome our leadership from the Rio Grande Valley. to the Senate floor.
Keywords:
bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Back in the 90s, just this year in March, several severe floods occurred across the Rio Grande Valley
- Flatland regions like the Rio Grande Valley lack the topography. ...to move water naturally.
- San Benito is located in the lower Rio Grande Valley and is 35 feet above...
- So again, the main expressways coming in and out of the valley, the Rio Grande Valley...
- Since 1967, they have not invested any more money into the drainage aspects of this Rio Grande Delta
Keywords:
HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We need water. water and the Rio Grande River ain't cutting it. It's not going to be enough.
- The recent Rio Grande Valley floods, which displaced many families and businesses and overwhelmed local
- So my question is, is this for South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley? Valley or South Texas?
- I'm going to need you to draw me a chart and show me the counties that are... or in the Rio Grande Valley
- Because currently in the Rio Grande Valley, as you're very well aware, that we had that flooding recently
Bills:
HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672
Keywords:
aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Jun 3rd, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the Rio Grande goes right through the middle of my district.
- That they need to understand the imminent new Rio Grande Compact violation.
- That is being caused by excessive depletions of water in the middle Rio Grande.
- In its Rio Grande water deliveries through the middle Rio Grande to Elephant Butte Reservoir.
- All of that debt is caused by excessive depletions of water in the middle Rio Grande, and no one is managing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- From the Rio Grande Valley, Land of the Aztocanak Somisek, and I'm against the HB 232.
- My home are the borderlands. of the Rio Grande Valley, and I oppose HB 232.
- Thank you. from the Rio Grande Valley and I am here in opposition of HB 232. Thank you.
- I'm from the Rio Grande Valley, and I'm the education coordinator Today I'm opposing HB 232.
- My name is Stephanie Dominguez and I'm from the Rio Grande Valley.
Bills:
HB232
Keywords:
disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The impact would hit the Rio Grande Valley particularly hard, where warehouses and freight operations
- Grande Valley.
- Department of Commerce, thousands of jobs in far Texas and the Rio Grande Valley could be eliminated,
- Today, thanks to the... ...leadership of State Representative Brian Guillen of Rio Grande City and State
- Grande Valley.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the headwaters of the Rio Grande.
- And it basically is the large reservoirs in New Mexico as part of the Rio Grande Basin.
- It shows it's not lined up along the Rio Grande corridor.
- So the red Part that's high is that basically following the Rio Grande River?
- At the Rio Grande Winery.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, but civically, our, most of our produce is grown in South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, and that's
- Um, 90% of the water that we receive in the valley comes from the Rio Grande River.
- The Rio Grande Valley needs 1. 2 to 1.5 million acre feet a year.
- If you mentioned that the, the Rio Grande Authority, their, their board or whatever they're, they're,
- Rio Grande Valley Water Authority.
Bills:
SB 7
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate resolution 110 by Hinojosa Avidal. ago, recognizing February 19th, 2025, as Rio Grande Valley
- We have Daniel Silva, President and CEO of Rio Grande Valley. partnership that grows our business and
- Valley Star County, is home to the Rio Grande City, its county seat, as well as to Roma, La Grulla, and
- The other- Senator Hinojosa, for your leadership in helping us honor our Rio Grande Valley- delegation
- To all the people of the Rio Grande Valley, especially our delegation here on the floor today, welcome
Bills:
SJR1, SB9, SB40, SJR36, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR1, SB9, SB40, SR62, SR92, SR95, SR108, SR110, SR111, SR113, SR114, SR117, SR120, SB314, SB314
Keywords:
bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development