About the Rio Grande Guardian

The Rio Grande Guardian covers border news from El Paso to Brownsville.

How to reach us:

Publisher: Melinda Barrera  E-mail: mbarrera@riograndeguardian.com

Editor: Steve Taylor  E-mail: staylor@riograndeguardian.com

Office Administrator and Assistant Editor: Nadezhda Garza  E-mail: ngarza@riograndeguardian.com

Austin/El Paso Bureau Reporter: Michele Angél  E-mail: mangel@riograndeguardian.com

Laredo Bureau Reporter: María González-Escareño  E-mail: mgescareno@riograndeguardian.com

Rio Grande Valley Bureau Reporter and Videojournalist: Joey Gomez.  E-mail: jgomez@riograndeguardian.com

El Guardian en Español: Claudia Pérez-Rivas.  E-mail: cprivas@riograndeguardian.com

About Us:

Publisher Melinda Barrera is a Rio Grande Valley native with sales and marketing experience in print and radio media. Editor Steve Taylor is an award-winning international journalist.

A word of explanation about navigating the site. Double click on the headlines for the whole story. The Guardian News section is reserved for our experienced team of writers. This section is updated throughout the day, as border news breaks. The News In Brief section primarily covers news briefs impacting the border. The Border News Clips section is for the top border stories of the day. Clicking on to these stories will take you to the respective media outlet's Web site.

The Guardian welcomes your feedback. Please e-mail mbarrera@riograndeguardian.com

The Rio Grande Guardian is a member of the McAllen Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Harlingen Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership.