Immigration

Pharr launches new forum focused on cross-border trade, logistics and investment

September 7, 2026 • 2 min read

The inaugural Gateway Forum will bring industry leaders to Pharr in October to discuss international trade, logistics, and economic development... Read more »

The McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge is getting nearly $2M in upgrades

September 7, 2026 • 2 min read

Three projects are expected to renovate offices, restrooms, and maintenance facilities at the international crossing in Hidalgo.... Read more »

Thousands of Mexicans are being sent back through Matamoros — bringing skills that could reshape Tamaulipas’ economy

August 20, 2026 • 7 min read

Matamoros handled nearly 90% of Tamaulipas’ repatriation events through May — almost 14 times as many as Reynosa.... Read more »

Valley farmers push Washington for immigration solutions as labor shortage grows

August 13, 2026 • 6 min read

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz and Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling met with South Texas growers as farmers pushed... Read more »

New report uses Rio Grande Valley to show how ICE raids can hurt local economies

August 11, 2026 • 4 min read

More than 9,100 ICE arrests across South Texas have coincided with a record quarterly construction decline as Valley builders report... Read more »

U.S. Energy Secretary says visas ‘won’t be an issue’ for Port of Brownsville oil refinery

August 4, 2026 • 7 min read

Chris Wright says the Trump administration can balance legal immigration with its deportation agenda as the first U.S. oil refinery... Read more »

Vice President J.D. Vance cancels South Texas visit ahead of Port of Brownsville event

August 2, 2026 • 2 min read

Republican nominee Eric Flores said a change in Vance’s official schedule prompted the cancellation.... Read more »

South Texas builders say ICE raids are back, mourn death of slain construction worker

July 29, 2026 • 10 min read

A 52-year-old Houston construction worker was fatally shot by an ICE agent; South Texas business owners say they worry about... Read more »

Undocumented students lose access to in-state tuition in Texas after appeals court ruling

July 9, 2026 • 2 min read

The Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling ending in-state tuition for undocumented Texas students, rejecting an appeal that included... Read more »

Valley builders warn renewed immigration enforcement is disrupting construction again

July 2, 2026 • 5 min read

Federal immigration arrests have accelerated nationwide, and South Texas builders say fear of enforcement is again slowing residential construction.... Read more »

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