Cameron County leaders are bullish on the new South Padre Island causeway. TxDOT wants your feedback
State officials are taking public comments through Nov. 21 as they update environmental studies for a project aimed at easing... Read more »
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Rio Grande Regional Hospital invests $5 million for new McAllen stroke center
Located in a region with some of Texas’ highest stroke rates, the new center strengthens the Valley’s emergency-care network and... Read more »
Brownsville’s boom brings jobs — and competition— as employers from SpaceX to LNG ramp up hiring
Hundreds attended a job fair on Thursday, underscoring how record investment and population growth are reshaping the local workforce and... Read more »
Construction begins on a new cold storage industrial park in San Juan, which is almost sold out
The newest cold storage industrial park sits a few miles away from the Pharr International Bridge.... Read more »
McAllen is building a small business program to support retailers as they weather the brewing economic storm
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Exclusive: Inside Starbase’s rapid rise — hundreds of permits and major construction reshape SpaceX’s new city
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Valley retail sales climb 5.6% despite loss of more than 1,900 stores
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Rio Grande LNG is investing $6.7B to expand its export terminal in Brownsville – here’s why
A massive construction project that’s already underway in Brownsville just got bigger as Rio Grande LNG decided to expand the... Read more »
Starbase delays plan to annex 1,200 acres into city limits, citing ‘more information needed’
City leaders approved forming a natural resources committee to advise on wetland restoration and coastal conservation.... Read more »
Starbase looks to grow city by annexation, adding 1,200 acres next to SpaceX
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