Mercedes mayor takes helm at Port of Port Mansfield as coastal growth accelerates
Willacy County leaders turned to a public official with experience in floods, budgets, and large teams to guide the port’s... Read more »
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Layne’s Chicken Fingers plans first Rio Grande Valley location
State filing shows a $400,000 renovation planned at La Placita shopping center as the Texas-based chicken chain expands beyond its... Read more »
Iran war hits border trucking companies where it hurts most: the fuel tank
Diesel can account for up to half of a trucking company’s operating costs, leaving carriers — especially owner-operators — exposed.... Read more »
Brownsville’s La Pale takes paleterias to a sweet new level with H-E-B expansion
With help from local entrepreneurship programs, La Pale has scaled from a Brownsville neighborhood shop to a growing retail brand.... Read more »
South Texas College builds surveyor pipeline as Texas shortage deepens
A wave of retirements and limited new entrants is driving demand for geospatial professionals critical to real estate, infrastructure, and... Read more »
The nation’s first new oil refinery in 50 years could be built in Brownsville, reviving a decade-old proposal
If completed, the Port of Brownsville facility would be the first new oil refinery built in the United States in... Read more »
Breaking news: White House says new $300B oil refinery coming to Brownsville — the first to be built in the U.S. in 50 years
A Port of Brownsville official said the organization wasn’t fully aware of the project and learned about the news from... Read more »
Hotels, logistics, and housing push Edinburg construction past $46M early in 2026
Permit records offer a snapshot of the projects driving investment across the city’s growing construction pipeline.... Read more »
Vantage Bank is building the next generation of cross-border payments
Vantage Bank’s work with tokenized deposits and programmable payments offers a look at how blockchain could reshape cross-border transactions.... Read more »
$610M screwworm facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg moves forward with federal contract
The laboratory complex will produce sterile flies used to stop outbreaks of a parasite that can devastate livestock and wildlife.... Read more »
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