Inside a maquiladora for medical devices that runs nearly nonstop across the Texas-Mexico border in Reynosa
There are more than 130,000 workers in the maquiladora industry in Reynosa, Mexico just across the border from McAllen, Texas.... Read more »
Economic Trends
More Rio Grande Valley residents hold college degrees than ever — yet gaps in attainment still shape the workforce
Over the past decade, there's been a 4% increase in the number of adults in the Rio Grande Valley who... Read more »
Rio Grande Valley citrus growers grapple with shrinking industry
Once spread across 30,000 acres, Valley groves now cover closer to 20,000 — with water shortages, extreme weather and urban... Read more »
Abbott announces $26 million for Mid-Valley Airport, Weslaco projects
Funding will expand the runway, improve drainage, and add an emergency facility, making Weslaco a hub for growth and disaster... Read more »
The Rio Grande Valley: two countries, one inspiring story
Once dismissed as a neglected borderland, the Rio Grande Valley has reinvented itself through education, trade, and innovation, emerging as... Read more »
Why Brownsville is laying the foundation for a new industrial park
The Linde air separation unit in Brownsville is under construction inside a bustling industrial park.... Read more »
The Rio Grande Valley’s population is younger than the rest of Texas, but its baby boom has slowed
The Rio Grande Valley has historically been a young population that's been growing steadily for years here's what that means.... Read more »
McAllen ISD students turn ideas into startups through Shark Tank–style class
Four Nikki Rowe High School students turned a family health concern into a product that put them among the top... Read more »
Mexico unlikely to meet October water debt deadline, leaving Valley farmers dry
As drought grips both sides of the Rio Grande, growers cut back planting, trade groups warn of higher food costs,... Read more »
The story behind the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal
With the Rio Grande Valley emerging as Texas’ economic engine, soon-to-be former Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza and journalist James Moore... Read more »
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