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New Payne Volkswagen dealership coming to Edinburg

December 1, 2025 • 1 min read

The $15 million project includes a 46,659-square-foot showroom and service center, with construction expected to begin in early 2026.... Read more »

New pickleball facility planned in Harlingen, state filing shows

December 1, 2025 • 1 min read

The $120,000 project will add a nearly 9,000-square-foot covered pickleball facility, according to state records.... Read more »

TxDOT to start construction on $242M highway to reduce Starr County traffic jams

December 1, 2025 • 3 min read

TxDOT plans to build the four-lane State Loop 195 in three phases, connecting Roma to Rio Grande City in rural... Read more »

Brownsville is hunting for a hotel developer for the Gladys Porter Zoo expansion

December 1, 2025 • 3 min read

The city of Brownsville is hunting for a development partner for the future hotel, which would overlook the Gladys Porter... Read more »

Progreso International Bridge to break ground on $8M truck-inspection project as commercial traffic grows

November 30, 2025 • 3 min read

The Mid-Valley crossing is expanding federal inspection capacity, modernizing cargo lanes, and positioning the area for new industrial development.... Read more »

Part 3: Mexican bioenergy facility near Brownsville sits idle despite $15 million investment, deepening Tamaulipas’ sorghum crisis

November 30, 2025 • 7 min read

An ethanol plant in Mexico was built to buy sorghum from Tamaulipas farmers and produce cleaner fuel for both countries,... Read more »

Mexico producers lift highway blockades along key trade routes near the Valley after federal agreement

November 28, 2025 • 4 min read

Truckers and farmers ended nationwide protests after federal agencies agreed to review overdue payments and open new policy talks.... Read more »

Hundreds of Black Friday shoppers at the Mercedes outlet mall, as most Valley cities see higher sales tax revenue

November 28, 2025 • 3 min read

Hundreds of shoppers filled the Mercedes outlet mall on Black Friday as cities across the Rio Grande Valley reported higher... Read more »

Part 2 of 3: A fourth-generation farmer in Tamaulipas, Mexico, braces for a future he fears may not come

November 27, 2025 • 6 min read

As protests spread across northern Mexico, Rogelio García Moreno says his 41 years in agriculture have never been harder —... Read more »

Part 1 of 3: Sorghum collapse deepens as Tamaulipas farmers join national blockades over rising costs and lost support

November 26, 2025 • 8 min read

Farmers and transporters blocking key highways across northern Mexico say low grain prices, insecurity, and federal policy gaps have pushed... Read more »

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