About Us

A Chamber of Commerce for the whole Valley, the partnership fosters the relationships and coordinates the programs that advance regional economic development.

The Rio Grande Valley Partnership, with its prestigious, sixty-five year legacy of building businesses in South Texas, exists to cultivate opportunities.

Created in 1944, it unites a diverse and distinguished roster of leadership from across four counties.

A Chamber of Commerce for the whole Valley, the partnership fosters the relationships and coordinates the programs that advance regional economic development.

Often the Partnership works quietly; always it labors modestly. Careful not to duplicate the efforts of local chambers of commerce, the Partnership complements their work from behind-the-scenes, anonymously galvanizing regional support.

Unlike many local chambers and economic development councils, the Rio Grande Valley Partnership does not receive any public funds toward its operational expenses, relying solely on the continued support of Valley businesses.

Guided by its Board of Directors, the partnership acts as an ''umbrella organization'', uniting diverse groups with a common purpose: to increase the quantity of business and improve the quality of life in the Rio Grande Valley.