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SpaceX bought land worth at least $2.1 million on South Padre Island, so we visited the public beach next door
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McAllen wins $6M federal grant for new 47-acre industrial site
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Data center proposed inside former Walmart near Port of Brownsville
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A master-planned community near the Mercedes outlets is selling faster than expected. Here’s why
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Why Uber Freight says it’s scouting around the Rio Grande Valley now
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Home sales across the Rio Grande Valley were up 10% in April
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Why one Austin investor scooped up more than 1,700 apartment units across the Rio Grande Valley
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Texas National Bank is buying a small bank along the U.S.-Mexico border
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Edinburg on track for $20M redevelopment for two hotels
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