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Friday, October 12, 2012  While the Valley's new indoor football team, the McAllen Toros, might share the same coach and some of the players as the now-defunct RGV Magic, the Toros owners emphasized they will learn from the mistakes of the Magic ownership.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  When the Houston Stallions franchise folded 4 weeks ago, the Rio Grande Valley Magic became the top team in the Lone Star Football League. Since then, however, the Valley's arena team has now lost four straight games.

Monday, July 16, 2012  After selling one of his Lone Star Football League franchises, the Laredo Rattlesnakes, to a Laredo doctor, Rio Grande Valley Magic owner Chad Dittman is now looking for a local co-owner in the Valley to help with finances. Dittman hopes his arena co-tenants, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers NBA D-League team, will be willing and able to provide that help.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  After a hot start and a short stint alone atop the Lone Star Football League standings, the Rio Grande Valley Magic have fallen upon some hard times.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  The Magic were expected to beat the last-place West Texas Roughnecks, especially on their home turf in Hidalgo, but it was the Necks who took RGV by the throat with a 10-point win.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  Rio Grande Valley Magic quarterback Billy Garza and his top wide receiver Danny Young have become one of the best Lone Star Football League's top pass thrower-pass catcher combinations.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Wide Receiver Danny Young caught six touchdown passes and had 158 receiving yards to propel the Rio Grande Valley Magic to victory over the Amarillo Venom 74-73 on Saturday night at the Amarillo Civic Center. With the victory, the Magic improve to 5-2 on the season while Amarillo falls to 3-4.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley Magic arena football team took sole possession of second place in the Lone Star Football League standings with an 81-49 shellacing of Laredo that featured 9 passing touchdowns from former Brownsville Porter star Billy Garza.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Returning home after a three-game road trip, the Rio Grande Valley Magic rode a spectacular performance by wide receiver Danny Young to a 60-42 victory over the Amarillo Venom.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley Magic fell behind early in the 3rd quarter, and never could catch up to the Ruff Riders, losing their first indoor football game on the road, 45-36.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  The Rio Grande Valley Magic arena football team is about to join the Lone Star Football League, where all teams will be based in Texas, and all will be owned by current Magic owner Chad Dittman.