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📌 STATE: Governor Greg Abbott has named David Deanda, as vice chair of the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. The Corporation is the private side of a public-private partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development & Tourism tasked with marketing Texas, domestically and globally, as the best state for business. S. David Deanda, Jr. of Mission is president of Lone Star National Bank and serves on its Board of Directors. He is a member of the Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Board of Managers, Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships Board of Directors, Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Texas A&M University Kingsville Foundation Board of Trustees, Board of the Bauer College of Business for the University of Houston. Deanda is also a member of the Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Council and the Dallas Fed Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. Additionally, he is the former chairman of the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority. Deanda received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University and is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. 📎 Texas Economic Development Corporation Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) Texas Economic Development RGV Vipers Rio Grande Valley Partnership Teclo Garcia Mission EDC McAllen Economic Development Corporation David Deanda Lone Star National Bank Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) Pharr Economic Development Corporation Weslaco EDC Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation Greg Abbott Ralph Garcia Raudel Garza Daniel Silva Ambrosio Hernandez Javier Villalobos Ramiro Garza Jr., Victor Perez ▶️ #Texas #RGV #RioGrandeValley #RGVLife #SouthTexas #Area956 #HidalgoCounty #McAllenTX #PharrTX #EdinburgTX #HidalgoTX #MissionTX #CameronCounty #BrownsvilleTX #HarlingenTX #SPI #SouthPadreIsland #SPILife

We recently welcomed Bill Gates and Breakthrough Energy to Kingsville, TX, where we, the King Ranch, Inc. team and local community leaders shared more about the future of our South Texas Direct Air Capture Hub and what this project means for the community. This Hub isn't just about tackling the climate challenge, it's about building a stronger community by creating jobs and igniting local economic growth. We're grateful for the opportunity to have innovative minds together to discuss how we can make a difference!

Buc-ee’s, the beloved home of beaver nuggets, opened the world’s largest convenience store this week in Luling, Texas. The one-stop-roadside-shop has 75,000+ square feet full of snacks, merch, and over 200 cowboy-hat clad employees slapping fresh brisket on the board. The new Buc-ee’s has 120 gas pumps and cost $40 million to build.⁠ ⁠ Luling was the location of the first ever Buc-ee’s “where the legend began” in 2003. And by legend, we mean giant beaver slinging grandma-made pepper jelly, the purchase of which always feels vital for the completion of your cross-country road trip. The brand opened its first non-Texas location in 2018, moving first to Alabama and then expanding to a number of other states.⁠ ⁠ The new location unseats the former largest convenience store (also a Buc-ee’s) in Sevierville, Tennessee, which clocked in at 74,000 square feet.⁠ ⁠ 📸: Getty Images⁠, Eric Guel

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