SBA sets final deadline for restaurant pandemic funds
The U.S. Small Business Administration will stop accepting applications for direct aid to restaurants from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund on Monday, a signal the...
Port celebration delayed: Anniversary event pushed back to October
The grand opening of the Port of Brownsville on May 16, 1936, was a major event.
People came from around the Rio Grande Valley and...
StartUp Texas offers forgivable loan for small businesses
With businesses allowed to open at 100 percent capacity in Texas, COVID-19 cases continuing to go down and vaccination rates going up, there are...
Energy, water-saving tax-free weekend coming May 29-31
It’s not exactly free, but it isn’t going to be taxed.
The annual sales tax holiday for Energy Star and WaterSense products is set for...
Brownsville-SPI Airport gets $1.6M for jet bridges
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the City of Brownsville $1.6 million to enhance the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, which will be...
Texas opting out of extra $300 in weekly jobless aid
Texas is joining other states and is opting out of further federal unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday informed...
Help Wanted: Recovery drive leads to record job openings
HARLINGEN — When Texas’ businesses fully re-opened, Pablo Ochoa was making tortilla chips in his restaurant’s kitchen after he couldn’t find workers to fill...
Park gets first tenant: GBIC lands plastic component maker
The North Brownsville Industrial Park, which opened for business on Paredes Line Road south of the S.H. 550 loop in 2012, finally has some...
Sales tax shows huge jumps from last March
Rio Grande Valley cities outshone much of the rest of Texas in sales tax revenues for March, indicating the bounce-back from the economic bite...
