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Brownsville reschedules vote on SpaceX disannexation request

August 25, 2026 • 1 min read

Commissioners will now meet Saturday to consider whether nearly 450 acres should be removed from Brownsville’s city limits and zoning... Read more »

Cameron County wants input on a highway that could lead to SPI’s second causeway

August 25, 2026 • 2 min read

The proposed 21.5-mile Outer Parkway would create a new east-west highway across northern Cameron County as part of a broader... Read more »

SpaceX seeks to take zoning control over nearly 450 acres from city of Brownsville as a ‘regional’ water deal takes shape

August 24, 2026 • 4 min read

The city says SpaceX is negotiating an investment that could roughly double regional potable water capacity as commissioners weigh its... Read more »

SpaceX’s millionaire boom could make Brownsville homes — and some tax bills — more expensive

August 19, 2026 • 3 min read

Thousands of SpaceX employees may have become millionaires, adding pressure to Brownsville’s housing market.... Read more »

TSTC lands nearly $500K grant to train more South Texas truck drivers

August 16, 2026 • 3 min read

The federal grant will pay for two new semitrucks, a trailer, and upgrades to the college’s training and testing pad... Read more »

Industrial growth is bringing RGV workers home — now the region needs to build its next workforce generation

August 15, 2026 • 7 min read

More than 70% of Rio Grande LNG’s 6,000-plus construction workers are from the Valley as leaders prepare for the next... Read more »

TSTC adds two aircraft to expand aviation training in Harlingen

August 13, 2026 • 3 min read

Harlingen-based Gulf Aviation helped transport the donated Cessna 172s to TSTC, where students will use them for hands-on training.... Read more »

New Rhodes master-planned community breaks ground near Brownsville Sports Park

August 12, 2026 • 3 min read

The Villas Las Lagunas development is a new subdivision by Esperanza Homes, a portfolio company of McAllen-based Rhodes Enterprises.... Read more »

South Padre Island developer mulls new hotel or multifamily project, secures zoning for both

August 11, 2026 • 6 min read

South Padre Island could see a new hotel or townhomes on the far north end after a developer secured county... Read more »

Brownsville eases drought restrictions after nearly three years as Rio Grande reservoir levels improve

August 9, 2026 • 3 min read

The city moved from Drought Stage 2 to Stage 1 after combined conservation storage at Falcon and Amistad reservoirs climbed... Read more »

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