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The median sale price for a single-family home in the McAllen metro hit $245K; in Brownsville, it’s even higher

The median sale price for a single-family home in the McAllen metro hit $245K; in Brownsville, it’s even higher

October 3, 2025 • 7 min read

Selling a single family home in Brownsville and McAllen metro areas have changed and for now, it’s a buyer's market.... Read more »

ICE raid at McAllen warehouse raises concerns about local workforce, leaves families in limbo

ICE raid at McAllen warehouse raises concerns about local workforce, leaves families in limbo

October 3, 2025 • 5 min read

Advocates warn raids will worsen staffing shortages and disrupt the Valley’s cross-border economy.... Read more »

Developing: ICE raid reported at McAllen warehouse

Developing: ICE raid reported at McAllen warehouse

October 2, 2025 • 4 min read

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have detained workers at the Tres Dimensiones Ropa Usada on Thursday morning. ... Read more »

Hundreds flock to the first IKEA in the Rio Grande Valley, Pharr leaders push for bigger store

Hundreds flock to the first IKEA in the Rio Grande Valley, Pharr leaders push for bigger store

October 1, 2025 • 5 min read

IKEA is experimenting with a small scale store in the Rio Grande Valley, the first for the Swedish retailer.... Read more »

Cameron County set to acquire B&M Bridge, adding fourth international crossing to its network

Cameron County set to acquire B&M Bridge, adding fourth international crossing to its network

October 1, 2025 • 2 min read

Officials say the move strengthens oversight of binational commerce as the county pursues major upgrades and new permits along the... Read more »

South Texas’ shuttered sugar mill now part of $1 billion plan to revive U.S. cane industry

South Texas’ shuttered sugar mill now part of $1 billion plan to revive U.S. cane industry

October 1, 2025 • 3 min read

The project could bring more than 130 Valley sugar farms back into production, restore jobs, and strengthen the region’s agricultural... Read more »

Exclusive interview: Raymondville shelter for migrant children to close, cutting more than 420 jobs

Exclusive interview: Raymondville shelter for migrant children to close, cutting more than 420 jobs

September 30, 2025 • 3 min read

San Benito nonprofit cites end of six-year, $127 million federal contract at retrofitted Walmart site.... Read more »

South Texas ranchers brace as flesh-eating screwworm advances toward border, threatening cattle herds

South Texas ranchers brace as flesh-eating screwworm advances toward border, threatening cattle herds

September 30, 2025 • 5 min read

A confirmed case in northern Mexico raises alarms in the Rio Grande Valley, where millions in cattle investments — and... Read more »

Crossing into the U.S. just got more expensive for many travelers going beyond the border zone

Crossing into the U.S. just got more expensive for many travelers going beyond the border zone

September 29, 2025 • 2 min read

The paperwork fee for travel beyond the Rio Grande Valley increased 400% today at land crossings.... Read more »

Valley’s largest newspaper company outsourcing McAllen printing to Reynosa, layoffs hit press staff

Valley’s largest newspaper company outsourcing McAllen printing to Reynosa, layoffs hit press staff

September 29, 2025 • 4 min read

Closure of The Monitor’s press ends more than a century of local printing and eliminates Valley production jobs.... Read more »

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

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