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Rent help program launched; Landlords, tenants encouraged to apply

The state will soon begin offering a hand to Texas residents having a hard time paying the rent because of financial strain due to...

Even keel: Offshore rig company transitions to shipbuilding

When oil prices plummeted in 2014-2015 because of a worldwide glut and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico fell off, Keppel AmFELS saw much...

Luby’s rescuers giving up the fight

A last-ditch effort to save the Luby’s franchise has failed, and assets of the company will be sold, company executives say. They really mean it...

Owners of Complete 180 seek healthy changes

When the pandemic first started to hit Brownsville last year, Angelita and Mike Iracheta saw a huge increase in community members trying to start...

Average US price of gas $2.50 a gallon; Valley at $2.10

(AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 5 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.50. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg...

Brownsville Farmers’ Market offers unique gifts for yours

As we get closer to Valentine’s Day, love and that special desperation that comes from trying to find the perfect gift for your sweetheart...

On the trail: Affordable housing projects breaks ground

Trail Village, the most recent affordable housing project of the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville to break ground, is scheduled for completion...

VIA board approves tenant’s request to expand

HARLINGEN — It appears that a tenant of this Valley airport plans to expand there. The Valley International Airport (VIA) Board held a special meeting...

Top 50 taps Salinas; Former Brownsville EDC exec cited for body of work

Former Brownsville economic development official Gilberto Salinas has been named among 2021’s Top 50 Economic Developers in North America by the Michigan-based firm Consultant...

Harlingen leaders debate food truck park security

HARLINGEN — The opening of the city’s first food truck park awaits the city’s decision on the number of security guards it’ll require the...