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McAllen’s $204M water investment expects to seek construction bids in 2027

McAllen’s $204M water investment expects to seek construction bids in 2027

September 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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

Saronic lands Navy landing craft contract, first build at Brownsville’s Port Alpha

September 18, 2026 • 3 min read

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 reschedules Starship’s first flight around the Earth

September 17, 2026 • 2 min read

SpaceX is now targeting Sept. 28 for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase, a nearly 10-hour mission planned to send the... Read more »

Entrepreneurs enter Mission EDC’s ‘Shark Tank’ competition for $25K top prize

Entrepreneurs enter Mission EDC’s ‘Shark Tank’ competition for $25K top prize

September 17, 2026 • 4 min read

Mission’s first Small Business Expo brought entrepreneurs together to network and compete for cash prizes with local businesses taking center... Read more »

The Rio Grande Valley’s tech industry is small but growing — meet some of the next-gen workforce

The Rio Grande Valley’s tech industry is small but growing — meet some of the next-gen workforce

September 17, 2026 • 7 min read

Tech remains a small piece of the Valley economy, but local graduates are finding new ways to build careers as... Read more »

Starbase cancels meeting to consider annexing 444 acres relinquished by Brownsville

Starbase cancels meeting to consider annexing 444 acres relinquished by Brownsville

September 16, 2026 • 3 min read

The city was scheduled to consider SpaceX’s request to bring the property into Starbase less than three weeks after Brownsville... Read more »

Brownsville takes water, space and trade priorities to Washington in search of federal support

Brownsville takes water, space and trade priorities to Washington in search of federal support

September 16, 2026 • 3 min read

City and business leaders are meeting with federal agencies and lawmakers as Brownsville looks for funding for infrastructure and economic... Read more »

Swig plans first Rio Grande Valley location in Edinburg, with five more on the way

Swig plans first Rio Grande Valley location in Edinburg, with five more on the way

September 16, 2026 • 2 min read

The dirty soda chain plans a roughly $1 million location along Trenton Road as part of a broader six-store expansion... Read more »

How much water does SpaceX need to operate near Brownsville? Nearly 20x its current use

How much water does SpaceX need to operate near Brownsville? Nearly 20x its current use

September 15, 2026 • 7 min read

SpaceX estimates it will need 2 million gallons of water per day, nearly 20 times what it purchased from the... Read more »

SpaceX plans Starship’s first trip around Earth for Sept. 22

SpaceX plans Starship’s first trip around Earth for Sept. 22

September 15, 2026 • 4 min read

Flight 14 would be Starship’s first orbital mission and its first time carrying and deploying Starlink satellites.... Read more »

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Is SpaceX quietly building a data center at Starbase? Job postings offer clues

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