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South Texas College and Mid-Valley International Airport launch first avionics program in South Texas

May 13, 2026 • 3 min read

The program will prepare students for the growing demand tied to airport expansion and aerospace employers like SpaceX.... Read more »

OXXO to invest $17M to build 60 new stores in Tamaulipas

May 13, 2026 • 4 min read

The expansion will create more than 450 new jobs while strengthening local supply chains and expanding retail space for products... Read more »

Turkish shipbuilder plans $3B investment to build ‘floating data centers’ and more at Port of Brownsville

May 13, 2026 • 4 min read

The project could bring floating LNG-powered data centers, power plants, and a major industrial expansion to a shipyard long tied... Read more »

DHR Health is now home to South Texas’ only comprehensive epilepsy center

May 12, 2026 • 2 min read

The designation means patients with severe epilepsy may be able to receive advanced treatment closer to home instead of traveling... Read more »

Defense contractor plans aerospace manufacturing expansion in Brownsville

May 12, 2026 • 3 min read

Kearfott Corp. plans to retrofit a 24,000-square-foot facility as part of a long-term strategy to expand production capacity after hurricane... Read more »

TxDOT wants help in identifying the Valley’s biggest border bottlenecks

May 12, 2026 • 2 min read

The agency is updating its long-range Texas-Mexico transportation plan as trade volumes, freight traffic, and cross-border mobility demands continue to... Read more »

Cameron County gets $1.2M for flood warning system

May 12, 2026 • 2 min read

The county plans to expand its flood monitoring network with 18 stations designed to improve real-time tracking and emergency response... Read more »

Rio Grande Valley cities saw more than $183M in sales tax payments through May — up 6.6% collectively

May 12, 2026 • 2 min read

Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and several smaller communities posted some of the region’s strongest gains as Valley sales tax... Read more »

The Harlingen VFW post was falling apart. The community raised millions to rebuild it

May 12, 2026 • 5 min read

What began as a grassroots fundraising push grew into a $2.5 million effort to replace the aging veterans hall with... Read more »

Your tomatoes are getting expensive — and fewer are crossing through Pharr

May 10, 2026 • 4 min read

Roma tomato crossings through Pharr are down nearly 45% as weather, tariffs, and transportation costs squeeze one of the region’s... Read more »

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