SpaceX’s millionaire boom could make Brownsville homes — and some tax bills — more expensive
Thousands of SpaceX employees may have become millionaires, adding pressure to Brownsville’s housing market.... Read more »
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Travelers spent $272M on RGV lodging in first half of 2026. See where they stayed
Travelers most often chose to stay on South Padre Island overnight when visiting the Valley, even more so in 2026... Read more »
Most Rio Grande Valley cities see sales tax gains through July 2026
McAllen led the Valley with $63 million in sales tax revenue through July, up 7.2%, while Edinburg bucked the regional... Read more »
The Valley landed the projects. Now it has to power them — and the others that are following
Industrial growth is bringing power requests larger than Brownsville’s electric system as the Valley races to expand power and water... Read more »
New Rhodes master-planned community breaks ground near Brownsville Sports Park
The Villas Las Lagunas development is a new subdivision by Esperanza Homes, a portfolio company of McAllen-based Rhodes Enterprises.... Read more »
Brownsville could freeze new event centers, quick lubes, poker clubs and storage facilities
The proposed 90-day moratorium would halt permits and other city approvals for four types of businesses across Brownsville and its... Read more »
Brownsville eases drought restrictions after nearly three years as Rio Grande reservoir levels improve
The city moved from Drought Stage 2 to Stage 1 after combined conservation storage at Falcon and Amistad reservoirs climbed... Read more »
SpaceX quietly secured zoning approval for a new nearly 34-acre heavy industrial site along Boca Chica Highway
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. could expand its industrial operations to another 33.9 acres near Boca Chica Beach, records show.... Read more »
Brownsville data center debate rolled into larger zoning ban on event centers, social clubs and more
The city of Brownsville is overhauling its zoning code for all nuisance businesses, from data centers to social poker clubs... Read more »
U.S. Energy Secretary says visas ‘won’t be an issue’ for Port of Brownsville oil refinery
Chris Wright says the Trump administration can balance legal immigration with its deportation agenda as the first U.S. oil refinery... Read more »
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