The 956 Drive Home Rewind
The 956 Drive Home Rewind
News Talk 710 KURV
The 956 Drive Home – Zach Cantu and Davis Rankin talk about what’s happening in the Rio Grande Valley and the State of Texas.
Mexico has a new president, and we look at the Biden’s administration executive order to protect some undocumented immigrant spouses and children of U.S. citizens.
Dr. Tony Payan, director of the Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University talks about Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum. Retired ICE agent Victor Avila talks about the Bidens administration executive order to protect some undocumented immigrant spouses and children of U.S. citizens.
Jun 21, 2024
50 min
We look at paid time off and vacation time, can you still take a vacation? And how is AI affecting our daily life.
Ray Higdon and employee engagement expert talks about the importance of allowing employees to take some time off.  Matt Rosen an expert in artificial Intelligence talks about how AI is taking over our world.  
Jun 14, 2024
46 min
We look at the water treaty with Mexico and talk about the Weslaco Panthers Lady softball Championship team
Dr. Tony Payan with the Mexico Center at the Baker Institute at Rice University talks about the water treaty with Mexico. Mike Gonzalez with KWES talks about the historic Weslaco Panthers Lady softball championship team.  
Jun 7, 2024
48 min
We look at the low water levels and how produce is being affected, and will marijuana ever be decriminalized.
Dante Galeazzi President & CEO Texas International Produce Association talked about how low water levels are affecting local produce. Jerry "J-Man" Joyner from the weed and whiskey podcast talked about the Biden administration considering legalizing marijuana.  
May 31, 2024
50 min
We look to see how the gas and oil industry are doing and how do we appeal our property tax appraisals.
Tim Snyder with Matador Economics gives us an update on how the oil and gas industry is doing. Hidalgo County Assistant Chief appraiser, George Gonzalez talked about how we can appeal our property tax appraisal.  
May 24, 2024
49 min
How can colleges and universities remake their image after the anti-Israel protests and we get an update on Texas politics.
Public relations expert Scott Baradell talks about how colleges and universities are handling the bad publicity caused by anti-Israel protest. Scott Braddock with the Quorum Report gives us an update on Texas politics. 
May 17, 2024
43 min
Are more kids being diagnosed with ADHD and will AI be replacing us soon.
Dr. Francis Murphy talks about why so many kids are being diagnosed with ADHD.  Shashi Yadiki is the CEO of Smart Data Solutions and talks about AI replacing the work force.
May 10, 2024
50 min
The FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) spy program gets renewed, and President Biden announces another round of student loan forgiveness.
James Czerniawski, senior policy analyst in Technology and Innovation at Americans for Prosperity talks about the FISA law being renewed.  Neetu Arnold, Research Fellow National Association of Scholars talks about the Biden administration announcing another round of student loan forgiveness.  
May 3, 2024
43 min
South Texas College is offering free tuition for RGV residents and we look the high cost of childcare.
Dr. Rodney Rodriguez with South Texas College talks about the Valley Promise Program.  Childcare expert Natalie Boyle talks about the rising costs of childcare.
Apr 26, 2024
49 min
We look at the real estate market in Cameron County and, we look back at the eclipse from last week.
Craig Grove from Grove Realty gives us an update on the real estate market from Cameron County. Dr. Teviet Creighton from the physics and astronomy department at UT-RGV discusses the solar eclipse from last week.
Apr 19, 2024
45 min
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