Harlingen hits pause on $27M offer from company planning 1,000-acre data center
Commissioners want the company to face the public first as residents raise concerns about transparency, water and the project’s impact... Read more »
Infrastructure
Business leaders defend Brownsville’s $220M SpaceX water agreement after contentious vote
Business leaders said the investment could expand water capacity, support jobs, and prepare Brownsville for industrial growth.... Read more »
SpaceX is giving Brownsville $220M for water projects. In exchange, the city gave up zoning control of 444 acres near Starbase
The last-minute deal followed a raucous six-hour meeting in which police removed several people, and SpaceX declined to give commissioners... Read more »
Nearly $164M in water conservation investments planned for Rio Grande Valley
The funding would support 12 irrigation districts across the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with projects expected to conserve nearly 44,000... Read more »
Texas commits $192M to widen the only highway to Starbase
The funding will widen 14 miles of State Highway 4 from two lanes to four as traffic continues to surge... Read more »
Cameron County wants input on a highway that could lead to SPI’s second causeway
The proposed 21.5-mile Outer Parkway would create a new east-west highway across northern Cameron County as part of a broader... 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 »
Cameron County wins federal approval to buy 50% stake in the B&M International Bridge
The presidential permit clears the way for the county to acquire Union Pacific’s share of the international crossing and move... Read more »
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The Valley landed the projects. Now it has to power them — and the others that are following
Nearly $164M in water conservation investments planned for Rio Grande Valley
Business leaders defend Brownsville’s $220M SpaceX water agreement after contentious vote
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