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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Taco Cabana President Announces Margarita Contest. Guests Invited to Help Create the Next Great Margarita Flavor in Celebration of National Tequila Day
SAN ANTONIO, July 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taco Cabana®, a celebrated fast-casual Mexican-inspired dining chain for nearly 50 years, is commemorating National Tequila Day on July 24 by raising a margarita glass and toasting to customers with several guest-friendly promotions. Taco Cabana will offer value-priced margaritas all day for $1.50 at every location throughout Texas. Made with Casa Alta, a 100% blue agave, additive-free tequila, the refreshingly flavorful cocktails are the perfect way to say salud while enjoying National Tequila Day with Taco Cabana's legendary tacos, fajitas, chips & queso and more. Taco Cabana will also honor the day by launching a unique competition for aspiring mixologists to help create the brand's next amazing margarita flavor. Brand President and COO Ulyses Camacho invites fans across Texas to submit their own unique margarita creations for a chance to win the ultimate tequila lover's getaway: an immersive trip to the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, the birthplace of tequila, to explore the heart and soul of tequila making firsthand. "Tequila is part of Taco Cabana's soul. It's embedded in our culture, our cocktails, and our guest experience. Our competition to help create the next amazing Taco Cabana margarita flavor is much more than a contest. It gives everyone who enters an invitation to be part of our brand story, and it promises an opportunity to experience and celebrate everything our margaritas represent," said Camacho. "Our lucky grand prize winners will receive a trip that's truly extraordinary, because there's nothing more memorable than traveling to the heart of tequila country to see how it's made, connect with the historic culture behind it, and get to know the authentic soul of Taco Cabana." Open to all Texas residents 21 and older, the online contest to help create the next great Taco Cabana margarita flavor runs through from July 24 to August 10, with weekly prizes that include Taco Cabana gift cards and free Taco Cabana food for a year. Three (3) grand prize winners and a guest will travel to Jalisco, Mexico, the global epicenter of premier tequila, to experience firsthand the art of producing world-class tequila. They will enjoy a private tour of agave fields in the highlands of Jalisco and a behind-the-scenes look at the artisanal distillation and aging process of blue agave tequila. Exclusive tastings and one-on-one sessions with local tequileros and distillery experts also are included in the unforgettable grand prize. Interested participants can visit and provide a description of their ideal margarita recipe, which can include up to eight ingredients along with either photos or videos of their creations. The concoctions will be judged by a panel of Taco Cabana beverage experts with winners notified on August 18 and publicly announced on August 25. "National Tequila Day isn't an ordinary observance for Taco Cabana; it's a celebration of a key ingredient in our brand story, which is why we've giving customers the opportunity to engage more deeply with us in several guest-friendly ways," added Camacho. "From seasonal varieties and limited-time offers to traditional favorites and signature classics, our delicious margaritas are a significant part of our legacy – just like the high-quality tequila that gives them our famous kick." Taco Cabana's National Tequila Day campaign to discover its next margarita flavor is being supported by valued brand partner Performance Food Group (PFG). Taco Cabana's ongoing relationship with PFG is foundational to bringing bold, authentic and innovative guest experiences to life. All Taco Cabana menu items are available for dine-in, drive-thru, mobile ordering and delivery at all locations throughout Texas. For more information or to find a location near you, visit About Taco Cabana Founded in 1978, Taco Cabana, a subsidiary of YTC Enterprises, LLC, offers Mexican-inspired food including breakfast, lunch and dinner tacos, dozen taco boxes, fajitas, quesadillas, burritos, freshly made flour tortillas and a selection of made-from-scratch salsas and sauces. Restaurants feature open-display cooking, a selection of bottled beer and signature tequila margaritas, patio dining, drive-thru windows, curbside pickup and delivery. Taco Cabana operates nearly 150 company-owned restaurants in Texas and is actively seeking multi-unit franchise partners who are passionate about introducing the successful legacy brand in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee markets. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Media Contact Kristyna OttoPowerhouse+ 949.261.2216
Business Wire
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Taco Cabana President Announces Margarita Contest. Guests Invited to Help Create the Next Great Margarita Flavor in Celebration of National Tequila Day
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Taco Cabana®, a celebrated fast-casual Mexican-inspired dining chain for nearly 50 years, is commemorating National Tequila Day on July 24 by raising a margarita glass and toasting to customers with several guest-friendly promotions. Taco Cabana will offer value-priced margaritas all day for $1.50 at every location throughout Texas. Made with Casa Alta, a 100% blue agave, additive-free tequila, the refreshingly flavorful cocktails are the perfect way to say salud while enjoying National Tequila Day with Taco Cabana's legendary tacos, fajitas, chips & queso and more. Taco Cabana President Announces Margarita Contest. Guests Invited to Help Create the Next Great Margarita Flavor in Celebration of National Tequila Day. Taco Cabana will also honor the day by launching a unique competition for aspiring mixologists to help create the brand's next amazing margarita flavor. Brand President and COO Ulyses Camacho invites fans across Texas to submit their own unique margarita creations for a chance to win the ultimate tequila lover's getaway: an immersive trip to the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, the birthplace of tequila, to explore the heart and soul of tequila making firsthand. 'Tequila is part of Taco Cabana's soul. It's embedded in our culture, our cocktails, and our guest experience. Our competition to help create the next amazing Taco Cabana margarita flavor is much more than a contest. It gives everyone who enters an invitation to be part of our brand story, and it promises an opportunity to experience and celebrate everything our margaritas represent,' said Camacho. 'Our lucky grand prize winners will receive a trip that's truly extraordinary, because there's nothing more memorable than traveling to the heart of tequila country to see how it's made, connect with the historic culture behind it, and get to know the authentic soul of Taco Cabana.' Open to all Texas residents 21 and older, the online contest to help create the next great Taco Cabana margarita flavor runs through from July 24 to August 10, with weekly prizes that include Taco Cabana gift cards and free Taco Cabana food for a year. Three (3) grand prize winners and a guest will travel to Jalisco, Mexico, the global epicenter of premier tequila, to experience firsthand the art of producing world-class tequila. They will enjoy a private tour of agave fields in the highlands of Jalisco and a behind-the-scenes look at the artisanal distillation and aging process of blue agave tequila. Exclusive tastings and one-on-one sessions with local tequileros and distillery experts also are included in the unforgettable grand prize. Interested participants can visit and provide a description of their ideal margarita recipe, which can include up to eight ingredients along with either photos or videos of their creations. The concoctions will be judged by a panel of Taco Cabana beverage experts with winners notified on August 18 and publicly announced on August 25. 'National Tequila Day isn't an ordinary observance for Taco Cabana; it's a celebration of a key ingredient in our brand story, which is why we've giving customers the opportunity to engage more deeply with us in several guest-friendly ways,' added Camacho. 'From seasonal varieties and limited-time offers to traditional favorites and signature classics, our delicious margaritas are a significant part of our legacy – just like the high-quality tequila that gives them our famous kick.' Taco Cabana's National Tequila Day campaign to discover its next margarita flavor is being supported by valued brand partner Performance Food Group (PFG). Taco Cabana's ongoing relationship with PFG is foundational to bringing bold, authentic and innovative guest experiences to life. All Taco Cabana menu items are available for dine-in, drive-thru, mobile ordering and delivery at all locations throughout Texas. For more information or to find a location near you, visit About Taco Cabana Founded in 1978, Taco Cabana, a subsidiary of YTC Enterprises, LLC, offers Mexican-inspired food including breakfast, lunch and dinner tacos, dozen taco boxes, fajitas, quesadillas, burritos, freshly made flour tortillas and a selection of made-from-scratch salsas and sauces. Restaurants feature open-display cooking, a selection of bottled beer and signature tequila margaritas, patio dining, drive-thru windows, curbside pickup and delivery. Taco Cabana operates nearly 150 company-owned restaurants in Texas and is actively seeking multi-unit franchise partners who are passionate about introducing the successful legacy brand in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee markets. For more information, visit
UPI
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Jessica Camacho: 'Countdown' agent great at reading people, situations
1 of 2 | Jessica Camacho and Jensen Ackles star in "Countdown," airing on Wednesdays. Photo courtesy of Prime Video NEW YORK, July 16 (UPI) -- Bosch: Legacy, Sleepy Hollow and The Flash alum Jessica Camacho says Amber Oliveras, the DEA agent she plays, is a strong, smart, essential member of her team on the freshman action-drama series Countdown. "She specializes in going undercover, so she's good at slipping into different identities," Camacho, 42, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "She's good at selling a story. She's good at reading people, assessing a situation very quickly, paying attention, putting a plan together, executing that plan. She's got a lot of skills. She's quite capable, in summary." With new episodes rolling out Wednesdays, the Prime Video show follows a multi-department task force investigating the brazen murder of a Department of Homeland Security agent. The role is a physically demanding one for Camacho, whose Oliveras is always on the move, chasing down the bad guys. "That part was challenging, but also fun to kind of rise up to that occasion and dig within myself for that great resilience, for that internal strength to show up properly and to give her the energy that she deserves," Camacho said. "It was hard, but it was great." Eric Dane's Nathan Blythe is the FBI senior special agent in charge of the operation, while Jensen Ackles plays Mark Meachum, a hotshot LAPD detective. Drop and God Friended Me actress Violett Beane, 29, plays tech-savvy rookie FBI Agent Evan Shepherd, who graduated at the top of her class at Quantico. "She's the newest addition to the team," Beane said. "She is young. She's eager. She has a lot to prove and she doesn't always say the right things, but she means well." Over the course of the season, Evan's cyber-expertise proves valuable to the team. "She finds a few of the clues that are pretty pertinent to the case and offers the skill set, whether it be hacking -- which she doesn't like it to be called that, but that's what it is -- coding, other things, where she's able to find sort of that little piece of the puzzle that maybe was overlooked," Beane said. "She does a lot of computer work, a lot behind the computer, but you see her get out into the field, interrogating people, interviewing them. It's been so fun to play," she added. Like the other younger members of the task force, Evan finds herself constantly seeking Blythe's approval. "We had this ongoing thing on set where we were just like: 'Dad? Papa?'" Beane laughed. "Everyone, I feel like, is sort of vying for Blythe's approval." "We want to please him," Camacho agreed. "Every character respects Blythe so much and, so, we want his approval and I think Evan, being the youngest one, she's definitely vying for it a bit more."
Scoop
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Massive US-led military exercise underway in CNMI
, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) will be front and center of the Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 as the US Air Force launched its most expansive military exercise in the region last week. The Commonwealth Bureau of Military Affairs official Edward Camacho said nearly 300 aircraft and over 600 troops will conduct military exercise in about 25 locations on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota and their surrounding airspace during exercise set from 7 July to 8 August. The special assistant for military affairs to the CNMI governor Arnold Palacios said that Saipan military exercises started on 7 July, followed by Tinian and Rota's on 8 and 9 July 8, respectively. The Saipan exercises will be happening until 8 August, with both Tinian and Rota's concluding at the end of July. Relaying a message from the Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, he said the goal of the exercise "is to integrate and experiment with logistics, sustainment, and enabling capability to bring Fifth Generation Fighters, command and control aircraft, and airlift and air refueling into the Western Pacific region at the speed and scale that has not been seen." Palacios welcomed the US military and forces from allied and partner nations as they commence REFORPAC 2025. "The US Armed Forces and our esteemed international partners who are gathering in our region for vital military presence underscores a shared commitment to regional security, stability, and humanitarian cooperation," he said. Palacios said REFORPAC will go a long way in strengthening the alliance between the US and its allies. The Air Force will deploy over 500 Airmen on Saipan with two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, four Black Hawk medium utility helicopters; approximately 115 Airmen on Tinian and six F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft; and 25 personnel and two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft on Rota. Camacho said the Air Force assured stakeholders they will toe the line when it comes to mitigation processes to ensure the military exercise is not disruptive to the islands' ecosystems and way of life. He said REFORPAC is vital to the United States and the region's security "because it showcases our air power and then it also showcases our ability to work with other countries as far as operational interoperability capabilities and as well as communications and maneuvering." Asked to comment on a request made by four CNMI and Guam groups to have a 45-day extension on the comment period for the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), Camacho said that it is not his decision to make. The Revised DEIS' current 75-day review window for public comments on the Mariana Islands Training and Testing and CNMI Joint Military Training proposals began 6 June 6 and is scheduled to close on 20 August. "I don't have any problem with an extension of the 45 days. Unfortunately, others might, and the others that might have that issue are beyond my level to make that decision."
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jensen Ackles & Eric Dane Race To Prevent 'Chernobyl-Level Event' In L.A. In First ‘Countdown' Trailer
It's a race against time in Countdown as Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane and Jessica Camacho try to stop a high-stakes terror threat in Los Angeles in the first trailer for the Prime Video action drama series from Derek Haas. 'I was just checking to see how you were after that bomb went off in our face last night,' says Ackles' Mark Meachum to Camacho's Amber Oliveras as the trailer opens. Cue to a massive car bomb explosion. 'Ready to rock,' replies a confident Amber. More from Deadline Jensen Ackles' Action Drama 'Countdown' Sets Prime Video Premiere Date; First-Look Photos 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming 'Overcompensating' Team On Their "Try Everything" Mentality While Exploring The Rollercoaster Of College Life Created by Haas, in Countdown, when an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles), is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. But the hunt for the killer soon uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have imagined, kicking off a race against time to save a city of millions. In addition to Ackles, Dane and Camacho, the series also stars Violett Beane, Elliot Knight and Uli Latukefu. Countdown is created by showrunner and EP Haas and produced by Amazon MGM Studios. As previously announced, the series will launch with its first three episodes on June 25. New episodes will follow weekly, leading up to the season finale on Sept. 3 Check out the trailer above. [youtube Best of Deadline 'The Morning Show' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
