After years of delays, McAllen City Center finally goes vertical with first $13M building
The 32,500-square-foot multi-tenant structure will anchor the first phase as developers work to attract tenants to the site.... Read more »
Retail
Edinburg backs small businesses with $400K in upgrade grants
Grants of up to $10,000 will fund façade, signage, and property improvements to boost visibility and customer traffic across commercial... Read more »
Credit card fees are gobbling up restaurant profits in South Texas
With margins around 5%, even small processing costs are forcing operators to rethink pricing, staffing, and investment.... Read more »
Layne’s Chicken Fingers plans first Rio Grande Valley location
State filing shows a $400,000 renovation planned at La Placita shopping center as the Texas-based chicken chain expands beyond its... Read more »
Brownsville’s La Pale takes paleterias to a sweet new level with H-E-B expansion
With help from local entrepreneurship programs, La Pale has scaled from a Brownsville neighborhood shop to a growing retail brand.... Read more »
Hotels, logistics, and housing push Edinburg construction past $46M early in 2026
Permit records offer a snapshot of the projects driving investment across the city’s growing construction pipeline.... Read more »
Most Rio Grande Valley cities saw higher sales tax revenue in early 2026 — see the charts
Explore interactive charts breaking down where sales tax collections rose — and where they fell — across 38 Rio Grande... Read more »
Reynosa coffee chain Moots Café opens seventh location, eyes franchise growth
The Reynosa-based brand has grown from a single café into a local chain employing about 80 people.... Read more »
Natural Grocers expands in South Texas with planned McAllen store
The Colorado-based organic grocery chain is quickly expanding its footprint in South Texas, a market it entered a year ago. ... Read more »
McAllen sets all-time high in monthly sales tax allocation
December holiday and cross-border spending push February distribution to $12.6M.... Read more »
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Rio Grande Valley cities saw a 5.5% increase in retail sales tax revenue through August 2026
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