Brownsville is changing its drainage fee. Businesses could pay more as the city looks to raise $6.2M a year
About 90% of residential properties would keep paying $6.25 a month, while businesses would pay based on impervious surfaces.... Read more »
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$11M industrial warehouse planned on city-owned property in Brownsville
The 140,000-square-foot project is planned along Billy Mitchell Boulevard, according to a new state filing.... Read more »
Brownsville could pause new data centers for 6 months. Here’s how to weigh in
The city will hold two more public hearings this week as it considers new restrictions addressing where data centers can... Read more »
What businesses need to know about how Prop N may change contracting in Brownsville
The ballot measure would add requirements for city contracts worth more than $1 million and encourage greater participation from local... Read more »
Southwest adds nonstop Harlingen-Las Vegas flights, boosts Austin service
The airline will launch its first nonstop route from Valley International Airport to a destination outside Texas while increasing Austin... Read more »
These four projects are driving more than $41B in Cameron County investment
From rockets to LNG and shipbuilding, a handful of massive developments are changing the scale of investment in South Texas... Read more »
SpaceX bought some water rights from the Rio Grande River. Here’s what we know.
SpaceX is already a customer of the Brownsville municipal water agency, but the company has also purchased water rights directly... Read more »
Starbase EDC may issue $3 billion in tax-exempt bonds to support SpaceX, records show
Starbase EDC’s strategy is taking shape, with up to $3 billion in tax-exempt bonds proposed to support SpaceX expansion and... Read more »
Zaxby’s plans $1.1M restaurant in Harlingen
The chicken chain is expanding its Rio Grande Valley footprint with a nearly 2,000-square-foot location along Expressway 77/83.... Read more »
Vice President JD Vance kicks off construction of $3.2B Brownsville shipyard promising 10,000 jobs
The vice president’s whirlwind visit to the Rio Grande Valley included a stop at the Port of Brownsville, where Saronic... Read more »
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