Reynosa holiday celebration draws a surge of cross-border visitors to historic downtown
City officials say upgraded plazas, cultural programming, and federal traveler assistance are helping boost seasonal commerce.... Read more »
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Mexico’s minimum wage increase boosts border incomes, but adds new uncertainty for regional employers
The adjustment caps years of steady gains for workers as companies along the border reevaluate costs, staffing, and competitiveness.... Read more »
Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, to host welcome festival for Winter Texans as season boosts border economy
This weekend’s event comes as RV parks fill, retailers report steady sales, and officials in South Texas and northern Mexico... Read more »
Progreso International Bridge to break ground on $8M truck-inspection project as commercial traffic grows
The Mid-Valley crossing is expanding federal inspection capacity, modernizing cargo lanes, and positioning the area for new industrial development.... Read more »
Part 3: Mexican bioenergy facility near Brownsville sits idle despite $15 million investment, deepening Tamaulipas’ sorghum crisis
An ethanol plant in Mexico was built to buy sorghum from Tamaulipas farmers and produce cleaner fuel for both countries,... Read more »
Part 2 of 3: A fourth-generation farmer in Tamaulipas, Mexico, braces for a future he fears may not come
As protests spread across northern Mexico, Rogelio García Moreno says his 41 years in agriculture have never been harder —... Read more »
Part 1 of 3: Sorghum collapse deepens as Tamaulipas farmers join national blockades over rising costs and lost support
Farmers and transporters blocking key highways across northern Mexico say low grain prices, insecurity, and federal policy gaps have pushed... Read more »
Farmers and transporters block highways and international bridges in Reynosa amid security and cost pressures
Demonstrators used farm equipment and trucks to shut down access points across Tamaulipas, including roads near international bridges, demanding federal... Read more »
Tamaulipas invests $8B in energy projects to support cross-border industry and nearshoring growth
The Mexican state already ranks among the country’s top wind-energy producers, and new transmission projects aim to unlock even greater... Read more »
Women powering economic development in South Texas, northern Mexico meet in McAllen to chart regional growth
Speakers, including Texas Economic Development Corporation’s Valerie Segovia, highlighted women’s growing influence in investment, nearshoring, and economic strategy.... Read more »
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