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State sales tax for June came in at $3.68 billion, a 16.4-percent increase over the previous year.

WESLACO — Residents here looking for a bite to eat will soon have a lot more variety to choose from after a 10-acre retail plaza is constructed on the corner of North Bridge Avenue and Expressway 83.

WESLACO — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday he would halt the enhanced inspection policy that wreaked havoc on commercial traffic along the U.S.-Mexico border...

Tamaulipas Governor Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca will be meeting with Texas Governor Greg Abbott today, Friday, to discuss international crossings. Details of the...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of Public Safety will immediately cease enhanced inspections of Mexican commercial vehicles crossing into Texas from Nuevo Leon. However, troopers will continue the inspections at ports throughout the Rio Grande Valley and elsewhere across the border.

Sales tax reimbursements for February were some of the strongest year-over-year gains in the Rio Grande Valley recently, with nearly all Hidalgo County cities posting 20- to 30-percent gains over last year.

State sales tax revenue for March totaled $3.37 billion, and after adjustment for consequences of Winter Storm Uri last year, showed an increase of 37.2 percent.

Noble Texas Builders was recognized by Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Veterans Commission on Thursday for its success in hiring military veterans.

For some percentage of small businesses that applied for assistance through the federal Paycheck Protection Program during the pandemic, it was their first interaction with the U.S. Small Business Administration, which directed the program.

HARLINGEN — The chief executives of 10 major airlines and cargo haulers sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding an end to mask mandates and pre-flight testing for international travelers.