Fluidstack breaks ground on $4 billion Cameron County AI data center
The company says the more than 1,100-acre campus near Rio Hondo will create more than 2,500 construction jobs and several... Read more »
Energy
Proposed Brownsville refinery advances with major engineering deal as investment decision nears
Matrix Service Company will design the refinery’s storage tank farm, a key piece of infrastructure needed before the proposed project... Read more »
The Valley landed the projects. Now it has to power them — and the others that are following
Industrial growth is bringing power requests larger than Brownsville’s electric system as the Valley races to expand power and water... Read more »
SpaceX quietly secured zoning approval for a new nearly 34-acre heavy industrial site along Boca Chica Highway
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. could expand its industrial operations to another 33.9 acres near Boca Chica Beach, records show.... Read more »
Cement industry sees prolonged slowdown, but data centers remain bright spot, new forecast says
High interest rates continue to slow U.S. construction, but data centers remain a key growth driver, the American Cement Association... Read more »
Brownsville data center debate rolled into larger zoning ban on event centers, social clubs and more
The city of Brownsville is overhauling its zoning code for all nuisance businesses, from data centers to social poker clubs... Read more »
U.S. Energy Secretary says visas ‘won’t be an issue’ for Port of Brownsville oil refinery
Chris Wright says the Trump administration can balance legal immigration with its deportation agenda as the first U.S. oil refinery... Read more »
Texas pumps the brakes on new data centers as Brownsville prepares to weigh in
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a statewide review of proposed data centers Monday as Brownsville officials prepare for a data center... Read more »
Energy secretary to visit Port of Brownsville after vice president cancels trip
The visit signals the Trump administration is still sending a top official to Brownsville to spotlight the region’s expanding energy... Read more »
Economic progress at the Port of Brownsville draws vice president’s visit
The vice president’s first visit to the region comes amid increasing tension over ICE arrests and their impact on local... Read more »
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