SpaceX’s futuristic city of Starbase finalizes massive 7,100-acre annexation. Here’s what we know.
Starbase officials approved the massive annexation of its city limits expanding its boundaries past 8,000 acres.... Read more »
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Saronic starts hiring for Port Alpha, and the first jobs are engineers
Nine Brownsville positions are live on the company’s board, the earliest hires for a $3.2 billion shipyard Saronic Technologies has... Read more »
Abbott freezes all state permits for data centers, halting projects even off the grid
Order threatens Rio Grande Valley projects, including a $4 billion campus now under construction near Harlingen AUSTIN — Gov. Greg... Read more »
Job growth in McAllen to hit 1% increase through August, Brownsville’s official data shows nearly 1% decline
The McAllen metro area added 2,900 jobs through August, while the Brownsville metro was down 1,100 jobs over the year.... Read more »
Reynosa Raises the Bar for Electronics Manufacturing
Smaller components and tougher quality requirements are driving demand for greater precision, traceability and efficiency as the city strengthens its... Read more »
Australian company plans to build a $607M lithium refinery at the Port of Brownsville. It’s a big bet on America’s battery future
The proposed facility could create up to 200 permanent jobs while producing lithium carbonate for the growing North American battery... Read more »
McAllen’s $204M water investment expects to seek construction bids in 2027
There will be four construction bid packages expected to go out in early 2027 for the $204 million project.... Read more »
Saronic lands Navy landing craft contract, first build at Brownsville’s Port Alpha
The company expects to hire 10,000 workers in the Rio Grande Valley at the Port of Brownsville site.... Read more »
SpaceX reschedules Starship’s first flight around the Earth
SpaceX is now targeting Sept. 28 for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase, a nearly 10-hour mission planned to send the... Read more »
The Rio Grande Valley’s tech industry is small but growing — meet some of the next-gen workforce
Tech remains a small piece of the Valley economy, but local graduates are finding new ways to build careers as... Read more »
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