• Apple Inc.
    USD 344.63
    -4.28%
  • Alphabet Inc.
    USD 279.84
    -3.98%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    USD 521.91
    -8.23%
  • Microsoft Corporation
    USD 521.91
    -8.23%
  • Intel Corp.
    USD 65.76
    -26.31%
  • NVIDIA Corporation
    USD 204.64
    -9.02%

Demographics

Women powering economic development in South Texas, northern Mexico meet in McAllen to chart regional growth

November 23, 2025 • 3 min read

Speakers, including Texas Economic Development Corporation’s Valerie Segovia, highlighted women’s growing influence in investment, nearshoring, and economic strategy.... Read more »

A lost son of Texas, Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez of the Rio Grande Valley

November 11, 2025 • 10 min read

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

October 30, 2025 • 9 min read

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.

October 22, 2025 • 3 min read

A new SmartAsset study finds younger workers in Edinburg earn 32% more than the city’s overall median household, placing it... Read more »

The Rio Grande Valley’s population is younger than the rest of Texas, but its baby boom has slowed

September 24, 2025 • 11 min read

The Rio Grande Valley has historically been a young population that's been growing steadily for years here's what that means.... Read more »

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