Valley sales tax collections are up 5.7%. Could a stronger peso be helping?
Valley cities collected $327.1 million in sales tax revenue through September as the Mexican peso strengthened and 39 of 44... Read more »
Economic Trends
Frost Bank is investing in Harlingen, a cement lab coming to Brownsville, City of Hidalgo apartments, plus Terra-Gen’s new offices
There are dozens of construction projects underway across the Rio Grande Valley, including new financial services buildings, corporate offices, and... Read more »
Pharr doubles bridge capacity as data centers and produce drive new trade demand
The opening of a second bridge structure adds four lanes for cross-border trade as business leaders look to data centers,... Read more »
Two Valley businesses turned mangonadas into a school-friendly popsicle. Now they want to take it nationwide
I Love Chamoy and Valley Ice Cream teamed up on mangonada paletas for schools, launching in three Valley districts with... Read more »
Brownsville is changing its drainage fee. Businesses could pay more as the city looks to raise $6.2M a year
About 90% of residential properties would keep paying $6.25 a month, while businesses would pay based on impervious surfaces.... Read more »
Tamaulipas is rethinking how it sells its cattle. A $44.5M project would keep more of the business at home
The state, its flagship university and livestock industry are joining forces to take cattle from ranch to finished product as... Read more »
Tariffs soared in 2025, but U.S. imports still grew. The AI boom and Mexico help explain why
A Dallas Fed analysis found surging imports of AI-related equipment, much of it through Mexico, helped offset the effects of... Read more »
Rio Grande Valley cities saw a 5.5% increase in retail sales tax revenue through August 2026
Sales tax revenue increased in 39 of 44 Valley cities through August, while McAllen remained the region’s largest generator at... Read more »
Brownsville could pause new data centers for 6 months. Here’s how to weigh in
The city will hold two more public hearings this week as it considers new restrictions addressing where data centers can... Read more »
What businesses need to know about how Prop N may change contracting in Brownsville
The ballot measure would add requirements for city contracts worth more than $1 million and encourage greater participation from local... Read more »
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