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South Texas ranchers brace as flesh-eating screwworm advances toward border, threatening cattle herds
A confirmed case in northern Mexico raises alarms in the Rio Grande Valley, where millions in cattle investments — and... Read more »
Crossing into the U.S. just got more expensive for many travelers going beyond the border zone
The paperwork fee for travel beyond the Rio Grande Valley increased 400% today at land crossings.... Read more »
Driscoll Children’s Hospital investing $2.2M in Edinburg expansions
Projects will add more than 30,000 square feet of finished space at the Day Surgery at Renaissance facility.... Read more »
Home Depot anchors Peñitas boom as city braces for retail, housing surge
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New $10M Hilton hotel to begin construction in Brownsville
The $10M hotel in Brownsville is expected to become an Embassy Suites and open in November 2026.... Read more »
Legacy orchards near Shary Mansion wiped out
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Inside a maquiladora for medical devices that runs nearly nonstop across the Texas-Mexico border in Reynosa
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More Rio Grande Valley residents hold college degrees than ever — yet gaps in attainment still shape the workforce
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Brownsville AmFELS shipyard, among Gulf’s largest, to be sold for $50.6M to energy company
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