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New 7-Eleven headed to Mercedes in $1.2M project

June 16, 2026 • 1 min read

A nearly 4,750-square-foot convenience store with fuel service is scheduled to open along one of the Valley’s busiest commercial corridors... Read more »

How one Rio Grande Valley bank is helping families build generational wealth

June 15, 2026 • 6 min read

From affordable housing and scholarships to payday-loan alternatives and ITIN mortgages, the bank is investing in long-term economic mobility across... Read more »

Pet crematorium planned in Pharr with $600K investment

June 15, 2026 • 2 min read

Tonalli Pet is slated to open in early 2027 and may offer memorial services in addition to cremation, according to... Read more »

Valley braces for more rain as flooding triggers road closures, disaster declarations

June 15, 2026 • 3 min read

Heavy rainfall flooded roads, disrupted businesses, and prompted disaster declarations as forecasters warned of additional rain through Thursday.... Read more »

Port of Brownsville touts $60B in projects, plus a new power plant on the horizon

June 11, 2026 • 4 min read

Port leaders are negotiating a lease agreement with a Miami-based power plant developer, one of several new projects in the... Read more »

Saronic makes history with military rescue as Cameron County weighs incentives deal

June 11, 2026 • 3 min read

Saronic's milestone comes as county commissioners weigh more than $100 million in tax incentives for its proposed Port Alpha shipyard.... Read more »

New supermarket planned for north Pharr

June 11, 2026 • 2 min read

State filings show a 10,000-square-foot grocery project proposed for north Pharr, where residential and commercial development continues to expand.... Read more »

Brownsville’s Sunrise Mall sees more than $1M in planned retail upgrades

June 11, 2026 • 2 min read

American Eagle, Journeys, Journeys Kidz, and Zumiez have filed renovation and build-out projects scheduled to begin later this year.... Read more »

Environmental groups sue to stop SpaceX from acquiring 715 acres of refuge land

June 10, 2026 • 3 min read

The challenge comes days after federal officials approved what opponents describe as one of the largest wildlife refuge land exchanges... Read more »

South Padre Island water park investing $750K to rebuild signature slide

June 10, 2026 • 1 min read

Beach Water Park plans to have the Hurricane Slide back in operation by the end of August, according to state... Read more »

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