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 »
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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 »
Energy secretary to visit Port of Brownsville after vice president cancels trip
The visit signals the Trump administration is still sending a top official to Brownsville to spotlight the region’s expanding energy... Read more »
Vice President J.D. Vance cancels South Texas visit ahead of Port of Brownsville event
Republican nominee Eric Flores said a change in Vance’s official schedule prompted the cancellation.... Read more »
Developer withdraws Brownsville data center proposal ahead of moratorium discussion
The applicant pulled its request days before city leaders are scheduled to hold a workshop on data centers and consider... Read more »
Rio Grande LNG adds $6M in new buildings at Port of Brownsville
The latest state filings include a security building, laboratory, fire truck station, chemical storage facility, and other operational structures.... 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 »
Defense industry tech startup Saronic chooses Port of Brownsville for its 10,000-job shipyard
The project is expected to create up to 10,000 jobs and transform the Rio Grande Valley into a major hub... Read more »
Second LNG export terminal at Port of Brownsville takes major step toward construction
Texas LNG has begun engineering work and long-lead equipment purchases for its proposed $4 billion export terminal ahead of its... Read more »
Port of Brownsville’s $539M project creates one of the Gulf’s deepest channels, allowing larger vessels to call
Federal officials called the funding model a national example after NextDecade invested $400 million to improve shared port infrastructure.... Read more »
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