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Construction begins on Saronic’s $3.2B Brownsville shipyard. Here’s what’s being built first

October 7, 2026 • 3 min read

JE Dunn and Alberici are beginning site preparation, infrastructure and the first manufacturing facilities at Saronic’s 835-acre Port Alpha site.... Read more »

Brownsville is changing its drainage fee. Businesses could pay more as the city looks to raise $6.2M a year

October 7, 2026 • 3 min read

About 90% of residential properties would keep paying $6.25 a month, while businesses would pay based on impervious surfaces.... Read more »

Tamaulipas is rethinking how it sells its cattle. A $44.5M project would keep more of the business at home

October 7, 2026 • 5 min read

The state, its flagship university and livestock industry are joining forces to take cattle from ranch to finished product as... Read more »

25 Mexican businesses eye McAllen expansion after city pitches U.S. market entry program

October 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Food and beverage businesses led the interest from Tampico entrepreneurs, while McAllen says it has worked with 79 prospective businesses... Read more »

Tariffs soared in 2025, but U.S. imports still grew. The AI boom and Mexico help explain why

October 6, 2026 • 5 min read

A Dallas Fed analysis found surging imports of AI-related equipment, much of it through Mexico, helped offset the effects of... Read more »

Rio Grande Valley cities saw a 5.5% increase in retail sales tax revenue through August 2026

October 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Sales tax revenue increased in 39 of 44 Valley cities through August, while McAllen remained the region’s largest generator at... Read more »

Valley builder leads charitable effort to restore San Antonio convent

October 6, 2026 • 3 min read

Noble Texas Builders, TADCO Roofing and community donors teamed up to repair the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Convent ahead of... Read more »

$11M industrial warehouse planned on city-owned property in Brownsville

October 5, 2026 • 1 min read

The 140,000-square-foot project is planned along Billy Mitchell Boulevard, according to a new state filing.... Read more »

Brownsville could pause new data centers for 6 months. Here’s how to weigh in

October 5, 2026 • 2 min read

The city will hold two more public hearings this week as it considers new restrictions addressing where data centers can... Read more »

What businesses need to know about how Prop N may change contracting in Brownsville

October 5, 2026 • 6 min read

The ballot measure would add requirements for city contracts worth more than $1 million and encourage greater participation from local... Read more »

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