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MCALLEN, Texas, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerplate, along with the NBA Development League, Rio Grande Valley Vipers will welcome 500 school children from the STC Jaguar Club and Grulla Middle School to participate in the Houston Rockets Rio Grande Valley Training Camp on Oct. 2 and 4. As a part of Centerplate's commitment to the Rio Grande Valley community, they will partner with the Vipers to invite two local schools to the Houston Rockets NBA training camp at the McAllen...

Evening Event Spotlights South Texas Treatment Experts and Advance Screening Of Critically Acclaimed Documentary Bill W MCALLEN & SOUTH PADRE, TX (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 In honor of National Recovery Month 2012, the Bright Vista Program at McAllen Medical Center and Origins Recovery Centers at South Padre Island have teamed up to host “Reel Recovery” - An evening dedicated to educating South Texas’ medical community about substance abuse treatment options through television...

MCALLEN, Texas, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerplate, the exclusive hospitality partner for the McAllen Convention Center, has been awarded a contract extension by the City of McAllen. Centerplate, an international leader in hospitality services, combines culinary talent with extensive experience to ensure that every guest at every event is treated to a unique experience. Centerplate's contributions at the McAllen Convention Center have included eye-opening breakfasts to...

HOUSTON, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recently back from his command of the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum will make several public appearances in the South Texas area March 24-26. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Fossum, who grew up in McAllen, Texas, is a veteran of three spaceflights. In his most recent mission, he served as commander of Expedition 29. He and his crewmates returned to Earth in a Soyuz...

MCALLEN, Texas, Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- South Texas website development company MPC Studios captured an impressive seven ADDY awards, including the top recognition for Best of Show at the American Advertising Federation RGV ADDY Awards competition. ADDY Night Live was the theme of this year's awards ceremonies, which took place at the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce to honor the past year's best advertising productions from the region. "Our team has been building...

DALLAS, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharyland Utilities, L.P. (Sharyland) and the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) are pleased to jointly announce that the Board of Directors for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has endorsed the Cross Valley 345 kV Line Project (Cross Valley) by a unanimous vote. "We are extremely pleased that the ERCOT Board has endorsed this critical project," said Hunter Hunt, President of Sharyland Utilities. "For too long, the...

HOUSTON, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This Spring, BBVA Compass and the NBA are teaming up for a mobile grassroots basketball tour called BBVA Compass NBA "Team. Works. on Tour(SM)." Making its debut on Saturday, April 2 in McAllen, Texas, the tour will make 30 stops in nine markets over the course of two months. Scheduled stops are located within the BBVA Compass Sunbelt footprint and include: Albuquerque, Birmingham, Dallas/Fort Worth area, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville,...

Private insurers appear to be more effective in controlling health care spending differences between two Texas cities than Medicare, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health. Researchers found that sharp disparities in per-capita Medicare healthcare spending between McAllen and El Paso were significantly diminished when private insurance paid for health care costs in the under-65 population."For a number of...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In mid 2009, a fiber optic intrusion detection system was installed on McAllen-Miller International Airport's perimeter fence. The system, known as Secure Fence(TM), was developed by Future Fibre Technologies and, one year on, the airport's security department reports the system has performed impressively. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100915/NY64345 ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100915/NY64345 ) According to...

EDINBURG, Texas, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Successful regional economic development has to focus on more than tax incentives, skilled labor pools and transportation infrastructure. In considering possible locations for starting or expanding operations, corporations look closely at quality of life issues such as the availability of excellent healthcare. And Rio South Texas has a healthy quality of life outlook, with six of the nation's safest hospitals among its offerings. Six Hospitals in Rio...