Texas commits $192M to widen the only highway to Starbase
The funding will widen 14 miles of State Highway 4 from two lanes to four as traffic continues to surge... Read more »
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Cameron County wants input on a highway that could lead to SPI’s second causeway
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 »
South Texas communities chase federal dollars for their next big projects
Federal agencies gathered in Edinburg to connect South Texas communities with funding for housing, infrastructure, healthcare, and small businesses.... 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 »
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 »
Cement industry sees prolonged slowdown, but data centers remain bright spot, new forecast says
High interest rates continue to slow U.S. construction, but data centers remain a key growth driver, the American Cement Association... Read more »
New capital projects chapter confronts growth challenges in the Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen luncheon will ask whether power, water and workers can keep pace with industrial expansion.... Read more »
Economic progress at the Port of Brownsville draws vice president’s visit
The vice president’s first visit to the region comes amid increasing tension over ICE arrests and their impact on local... Read more »
McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge marks 100 years of cross-border trade and connection
Local, state and Mexican officials commemorated a century of cross-border trade, travel and binational cooperation at one of the Valley’s... Read more »
Reynosa’s strained power grid is raising costs for businesses and threatening investment
Business leaders estimate a citywide power outage could cost Reynosa’s commerce and services sector more than $305,000 per hour.... Read more »
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