A year of becoming: The Rio Grande Valley in 2026
Bridge expansions, LNG construction, SpaceX growth, and trade shifts are reshaping the region — here’s what to watch this year.... Read more »
Articles by James Moore
Pharr International Bridge expansion nears completion as trade growth accelerates
The $150 million project at one of the nation’s busiest cargo crossings is about 80% complete and on track for... Read more »
Mexico removes unauthorized U.S.-marked signs from Playa Bagdad near Matamoros as binational probe intensifies
Mexican naval forces took down six markers as officials examine who ordered their placement and whether shifting river boundaries played... Read more »
A lost son of Texas, Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez of the Rio Grande Valley
Freddy González Drive bears the name of a hometown hero whose bravery in Vietnam earned him the nation’s highest military... Read more »
A look back: The 1975 ‘Big Bird’ mystery that haunted South Texas headlines
The Journal’s chief operations officer revisits his early days as a border reporter covering strange sightings of a giant, red-eyed... Read more »
Millennials’ income in Edinburg outpaces peers across the Rio Grande Valley — and much of the U.S.
A new SmartAsset study finds younger workers in Edinburg earn 32% more than the city’s overall median household, placing it... Read more »
The RGV Business Journal’s Data Center turns numbers into strategy for investors on the border
Subscribers gain access to timely trade and labor trends, revealing where the Rio Grande Valley and northern Mexico economies are... Read more »
Garza, Gonzales Named Edinburg Chamber’s 2025 Man and Woman of the Year
Chamber to mark 100 years with centennial banquet and leadership awards on Nov. 1.... Read more »
The Rio Grande Valley: two countries, one inspiring story
Once dismissed as a neglected borderland, the Rio Grande Valley has reinvented itself through education, trade, and innovation, emerging as... Read more »
The story behind the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal
With the Rio Grande Valley emerging as Texas’ economic engine, soon-to-be former Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza and journalist James Moore... Read more »
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