Business leaders defend Brownsville’s $220M SpaceX water agreement after contentious vote
Business leaders said the investment could expand water capacity, support jobs, and prepare Brownsville for industrial growth.... Read more »
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Construction workers make up nearly 1 in 3 unemployment claims in three RGV counties
A Workforce Solutions report found 2,652 construction workers filed unemployment claims in early 2026, more than twice as many as... Read more »
Competition for Rio Grande Valley workers is heating up
More companies are turning to Workforce Solutions job fairs to recruit, even as some young workers say they may have... Read more »
Rio Grande Valley job growth slows to a trickle through July
The Valley added 4,900 jobs over the year through July, almost entirely in the McAllen metro, while Brownsville-Harlingen added just... Read more »
New report uses Rio Grande Valley to show how ICE raids can hurt local economies
More than 9,100 ICE arrests across South Texas have coincided with a record quarterly construction decline as Valley builders report... Read more »
Rio Grande Valley still has Texas’ lowest wages despite billions in new investment, state report shows
New state workforce data show Hidalgo and Starr counties had Texas’ lowest median annual wages in 2025, while Cameron County... Read more »
Sluggish job growth across the Rio Grande Valley continues through June, data shows
The Rio Grande Valley added 6,400 jobs during the first six months of the year through June 2026 compared to... Read more »
Inside the deal that brought Saronic’s $3.2 billion shipyard to the Port of Brownsville
The inside story of how Brownsville secured Saronic’s $3.2 billion Port Alpha shipyard through state and local incentives, workforce planning,... Read more »
McAllen metro posts modest job gains, while Brownsville remains nearly flat
The Valley added 3,700 jobs over the year, but nearly all of the growth came from the McAllen metro.... Read more »
Sluggish job growth trends continue across the Rio Grande Valley in April
The Rio Grande Valley added jobs through April, but growth across both major metro areas continued slowing compared to the... Read more »
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