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Job machine: EDA assistant secretary visits eBridge Center

Alejandra Y. Castillo, assistant secretary of the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was in Brownsville Tuesday to tour the future eBridge Center for Business and...

‘Somber’ economy: Mexico’s economic downturn may affect Valley

When Mexico’s economy is hurting, the Rio Grande Valley usually feels it too, seeing as how they’re inextricably linked. Antonio O. Garza, Brownsville native, retired...

Lopez out as Visit McAllen lead; Arevalo named interim

Robert Lopez is stepping down as Visit McAllen’s vice president and headed to Abilene, the McAllen Chamber of Commerce announced Monday. Lopez, who joined the...

Pipeline agreement signed for Texas LNG

Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, one of two companies pursuing plans to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, in...

Buffalo Wings and Rings coming to Starr County

A new Buffalo Wings and Rings project is preparing to take flight in Rio Grande City. According to a news release from the city, the...

Brownsville sees record fund balance

The city of Brownsville is flush with cash, at least temporarily, and is taking advantage of the situation to address big-ticket priorities without incurring...

Disruption over 5G rollout not affecting Valley airports

Major telecoms AT&T and Verizon put an emergency stop to deploying 5G near some U.S. airports, as many international carriers canceled flights to the...

McAllen airport on list of 5G buffer zones

The Federal Aviation Administration has released a list of airports for temporary buffer zones, temporarily banning new 5G cellular coverage set to go live this week. The...

Texas Regional Bank acquires AccessBank Texas

Texas State Bankshares has announced a deal to acquire Denton-based Access Bancorp, which will add AccessBank Texas’s six banking centers to its growing Texas...

Texas’ total employment number hits record high

The surging Texas labor market has surpassed its previous pre-pandemic employment high in February 2020 of 12,970,000 jobs, reaching 12,998,200 total non-agricultural jobs in...