<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:09:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/rgv/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Rio Grande Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I am promoting the Rio Grande Podcast. This podcast focuses on the Rio Grande Valley region, which consists of the people who live along the Rio Grande in South Texas, which is on the Texas-Mexico]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@shainemata/the-rio-grande-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@shainemata/the-rio-grande-podcast</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shainemata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEzNYtqbGEDRek5dctwU2EckVZHEGTNQbCF1q6cvfNjiVNRwp9UcstHuy9A4G9PyCBi8eRhgDkzHypcthaaaxZ4ewwaNgzqUoik2Uc5vCSbVmXL6jiwXvz3YRr9RihDRyvVZ2GQnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold Weather Shelters For Cats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forecast calls for some extremely cold weather to come down from Canadia into the midwestern states and as far down as South Texas, where I live. Typically, the cold air warms up by the time it gets]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@shainemata/cold-weather-shelters-for-cats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@shainemata/cold-weather-shelters-for-cats</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shainemata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 02:15:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMBBtv3hpE9dgKqgY3J3kdXAQJtDmyKHJVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Grace Update 2021-08-17]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like Tropical Storm Grace is turning south towards Mexico. This spares Texas, mostly. However, we may still experience some rain in south texas. We’ll be watching as the storm approaches, as it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/tropical-storm-grace-update-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/tropical-storm-grace-update-2021</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11UDhUDciEhkJYAsiUwcTqaNiXcHkNcna3Tgc4F935KePDLeCrAv2MtaYnp4nQzbRFmChaBoZFNifCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez Addresses the Immigration Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cortez talks about the immigration crisis and its effects on Hidalgo County, which is on the Texas-Mexico border. distinguish between legal and illegal immigration How COVID factors into opening a park]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/hidalgo-county-judge-richard-cortez-addresses-the-immigration-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/hidalgo-county-judge-richard-cortez-addresses-the-immigration-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:55:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3sNzSZ6Gc9aTGraQgkd4uhPPA4XtNSDntv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Has Been Mild]]></title><description><![CDATA[2021 is not over yet. I risk sounding like a goober by stating that this has been a mild year in Texas as far as summer heat goes. At least here in the Rio Grande Valley, we have not had 100F and higher]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/2021-has-been-mild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/2021-has-been-mild</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:40:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some rain rolling through South Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have some rain over the next couple of days. Tonight’s storm was intense. We had some cloud-to-ground lightning 🌩. We even lost power for a moment. The worst is over, for now.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@travelwritemoney/some-rain-rolling-through-south-texas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@travelwritemoney/some-rain-rolling-through-south-texas</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelwritemoney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 02:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d242AAPKdusFYgbAtx4Aa5DSEFSgA1jRyWe6LsUEk2SFphsaSuyXskN1dHjkW6s24Ed7Y2BnpjipSXUburSem8rc6izNfYoyyNXYkdutVw6QvATVCCDtNAGLEo4KwUWB3Nb9FF8YvSzfkMqL2RjgyqniPjpYFWVo757XGPX84XEAYh26?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benefit Concert Waiting For Rain To Stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mission Food Park has been preparing for a benefit concert to raise money for a foundation in honor of a fallen police officer. The forecast calls for the rain to clear up this evening. It has been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@travelwritemoney/benefit-concert-waiting-for-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@travelwritemoney/benefit-concert-waiting-for-rain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelwritemoney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 21:49:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRncQ62UMnRw7mPW9pYAKbcoygRSaHUA4E3SitVgzEyXuwG5dRFjuG3jjg4Aw3ZjC3p9rdrLBQrEoQVJx2c7hdqa8GcemFyrkqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding in the RGV]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been experiencing consistent rains for the past couple of days. This year has been an unusually wet one. This means the ground remains saturated and unable to absorb the excess rain. 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The actual temperatures are not quite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/things-are-getting-hot-in-the-rgv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/things-are-getting-hot-in-the-rgv</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCbcHwXKrJS6ZF6rAbk9dDKuZ4nrLFqzMuqnuDzD38wvVaY1aHTJNDjdeG9CHwBt1aT7wWoWGgRJ2YZfwgzG1vnCvRCBYCCnYmgQrt23JS4MrF8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[RGV.media is an account created to discuss news and experiences in the Rio Grande Valley area of South Texas. One of the challenges of covering such a limited geographic area is that the updates get lost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/texas-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-173291/@rgvmedia/texas-community</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-173291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:15:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m trying to build traffic for a news project I’m testing out. If you ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m trying to build traffic for a news project I’m testing out. If you are interested in local news about South Texas and the border, I invite you to visit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shainemata/9zerpvc4dyw491e6uoza7u</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shainemata/9zerpvc4dyw491e6uoza7u</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shainemata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:18:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 degrees this morning in Mission. Hopefully this is the last of this ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[30 degrees this morning in Mission. Hopefully this is the last of this winter nonsense.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shainemata/wrgka8nq4quw0kw99bdp05</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shainemata/wrgka8nq4quw0kw99bdp05</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shainemata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:52:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021-02-16 - RGV Cold Weather Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cold has been brutal for Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. Frustration has boiled over as people desperately wonder how they could be without power for more than 24 hours on one of the coldest winters]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rgv/@rgvmedia/2021-02-16---rgv-cold-weather-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rgv/@rgvmedia/2021-02-16---rgv-cold-weather-blog</guid><category><![CDATA[rgv]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:10:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonight in South Texas, power is out to more than 100,000 people durin ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight in South Texas, power is out to more than 100,000 people during this overnight freeze. We are ill-prepared for cold weather given our sub-tropical climate. Thankfully, things should warm up by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shainemata/dlvr157v7688ktrhkz9awb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@shainemata/dlvr157v7688ktrhkz9awb</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shainemata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:07:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021-02-15 - Cold Weather Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year's winter has been mild compared to other years. A couple years ago we had snow in December. Then there were some cold snaps. Then summer. Fortunately, it was a relatively mild summer compared]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rgvmedia/@rgvmedia/2021-02-15---cold-weather-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rgvmedia/@rgvmedia/2021-02-15---cold-weather-blog</guid><category><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:42:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work is underway for the upcoming Strongman competition at 5x5 Brewing ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work is underway for the upcoming Strongman competition at 5x5 Brewing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@rgvmedia/pkx7ffsia593myvoyq8x4r</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@rgvmedia/pkx7ffsia593myvoyq8x4r</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 04:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiPXAMdj9UuE6SsjvQJDHj5VpTTCMSPQ9V8CaxdL3nobo1WSRf67e6nufHgQLrUJierenjTc3gQNSY8hEuTjZB7kLcWvZVuw3Bv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2007-07-28 - RGV Life Weekend Chat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chat with Shaine about life in the Rio Grande Valley, tech, and news. Co-host Alma Mata. This is an archive post. The original was recorded on Blogtalkradio, which will be deleted after uploading here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@rgvmedia/qvveumqh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@rgvmedia/qvveumqh</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWWtctopKyTJuDRdBH4KXwm9ijE6sZXnGnBfY3nbWp5oeGW3mbvYEr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Grande Valley News from 2020-07-30]]></title><description><![CDATA[COVID-19 Mission Regional Medical Center has received 30 oxygen concentrators to help patients with COVID Hidalgo County new COVID cases total 271, grand total of 16,646, 40 fatalities bringing total to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/engrave/@rgvmedia/rio-grande-valley-news-from-2020-07-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/engrave/@rgvmedia/rio-grande-valley-news-from-2020-07-30</guid><category><![CDATA[engrave]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:07:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Grande Valley News From 2020-07-29]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurricane Hanna Recovery Governor Greg Abbott answers questions about the recurring flood problem in South Texas: Work continues on restoring power to thousands of households Municipalities continue cleanup]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/engrave/@rgvmedia/rio-grande-valley-news-from-2020-07-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/engrave/@rgvmedia/rio-grande-valley-news-from-2020-07-29</guid><category><![CDATA[engrave]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rgvmedia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:38:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Grande Valley News From 2020-07-28]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurricane Hanna Updates Crews are still working on restoring power to 16,000 homes across the region. 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