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Software for RGV Produce Distributors and Cold Storage
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Software for RGV Produce Distributors and Cold Storage

A practical guide to produce inventory, lot tracking, cold-storage records, and software integrations for distributors and warehouse operators in the RGV.

Ruben Arevalo·October 28, 2026·13 min readRead article →
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Bilingual Intake and Workflow Automation for RGV Law Firms
Insights11 min read

Bilingual Intake and Workflow Automation for RGV Law Firms

A practical guide to bilingual intake, document follow-up, and software integrations for RGV law firms, with human review built into the workflow.

October 25, 2026Read more →
AI Engineering Has Made Me More Interested In Software Development, Not Less
Opinion12 min read

AI Engineering Has Made Me More Interested In Software Development, Not Less

Some developers feel discouraged by AI. I explain why AI has pushed me deeper into software development, and why human engineering judgment still matters.

October 4, 2026Read more →
Texas Needs A Stronger Legal Framework For Data Center Regulation
Opinion4 min read

Texas Needs A Stronger Legal Framework For Data Center Regulation

Texas cities and counties need clearer authority to review data centers as water demand rises. Ruben Arevalo proposes a statewide legal framework.

September 22, 2026Read more →
Texas Is Developing More AI Data Centers, But Who Gets to Say No?
Texas Businesses6 min read

Texas Is Developing More AI Data Centers, But Who Gets to Say No?

Texas' AI data center boom is colliding with water shortages and questions over local authority in the Rio Grande Valley and Austin area.

September 5, 2026Read more →
What I Built By 25
Studio Builds7 min read

What I Built By 25

I turned 25 on August 10th. Here's what I built to get here: two products in one fellowship, an AI platform, and a studio built from scratch, alone.

August 10, 2026Read more →
The RGV's Billion-Dollar Boom Is Leaving Small Businesses Behind
RGV Tech6 min read

The RGV's Billion-Dollar Boom Is Leaving Small Businesses Behind

The Rio Grande Valley is seeing billion-dollar investments. Small businesses in McAllen, Brownsville, and Edinburg aren't feeling it. Here's what you can do.

August 8, 2026Read more →
GEO Is Not About SEO Points. It's About Proving You're Real.
Opinion9 min read

GEO Is Not About SEO Points. It's About Proving You're Real.

GEO isn't about ranking #1 anymore. It's about AI models trusting you enough to cite you. Here's how to build authorship signals AI can actually verify.

August 1, 2026Read more →
Texas Has A New AI Law. Most Small Businesses Don’t Know About It or The $200,000 Fines.
Opinion8 min read

Texas Has A New AI Law. Most Small Businesses Don’t Know About It or The $200,000 Fines.

Texas’s new AI law, TRAIGA, fines businesses up to $200,000. 3.5 million small businesses are covered but most don’t know it. Here’s what changes Sept. 1st.

July 12, 2026Read more →
I'm Building An AI Agent. Except I'm Not. And Neither Are Most Of Them.
Agentic AI8 min read

I'm Building An AI Agent. Except I'm Not. And Neither Are Most Of Them.

Most products marketed as AI Agents are just if/else logic with an LLM on top. I build one myself. Here's the honest case nobody in the industry is making.

July 7, 2026Read more →
The Vibe Coding Hate Is Justified. For All The Wrong Reasons
Opinion8 min read

The Vibe Coding Hate Is Justified. For All The Wrong Reasons

The backlash against vibe coding is justified, just that the reasoning for it isn’t. Here’s the actual case against vibe coding no one is making.

June 27, 2026Read more →
Agentic AI:  Who's responsible? The AI? Or the developer?
Agentic AI6 min read

Agentic AI: Who's responsible? The AI? Or the developer?

Who's truly responsible for the decisions AI makes? The AI itself? Or the developer who made it?

June 20, 2026Read more →
Agentic AI: Are we giving it too much of our agency?
Agentic AI8 min read

Agentic AI: Are we giving it too much of our agency?

Agentic AI: Are we giving it too much of our agency?

June 14, 2026Read more →
Who I Build For: Bilingual Businesses Need More Than Translated Software
Insights12 min read

Who I Build For: Bilingual Businesses Need More Than Translated Software

Bilingual businesses in McAllen need more than translated websites. Explore custom software, CRM workflows, and AI automation for the RGV and Austin.

October 18, 2026Read more →
Who I Build For: Founders
Insights5 min read

Who I Build For: Founders

Founders need a technical partner who builds systems that survive real scale. RAG pipelines, agentic AI, and architecture that holds up past 100 customers.

August 30, 2026Read more →
Who I Build For: Small Businesses in the Rio Grande Valley
Insights4 min read

Who I Build For: Small Businesses in the Rio Grande Valley

Custom AI automation and software for small businesses in McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley. Bilingual support, direct access, no agency overhead.

August 30, 2026Read more →
Who I Build For: Local Enterprises & Startups
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Who I Build For: Local Enterprises & Startups

A direct technical partner for growing Texas startups and local enterprises. Stack integration, internal systems, and scaling done right, no agency layers.

August 30, 2026Read more →

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Bilingual intake and document workflows for law firms

Explore client intake, missing-document follow-up, and case-management integrations that prepare information for staff review while keeping legal judgment with the firm.

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Produce & Cold Storage

Connected orders, inventory, and warehouse information

Explore order-entry workflows, inventory reconciliation, and customer portals for produce distributors and cold-storage operators working across disconnected systems.

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