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Brownsville Wins $50,000 Award

Brownsville was named one of eight recipients of the 2021 CommunityWINS Grant Program by Wells Fargo and the U.S. Conference of mayors. The city won...

Pandemic pushes Southwest to first full-year loss since 1972

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday it lost $3.1 billion in 2020, its first full-year loss since its early days in 1972,...

Water works: Port launches container-on-barge

A persistent shortage of truck drivers in the United States has helped pry open a window of opportunity for the Port of Brownsville in...

Texas among states where Walmart will build more robot-filled warehouses

By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is enlisting the help of robots to keep up with a surge in online...

10 selected for Kauffman business classes

HARLINGEN — Ten Valley residents have been selected for special business classes by the Harlingen Economic Development Corp. as part of the Kauffman FastTrac...

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly SpaceX rocket to ISS

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each...

Industry losses: Local hotels struggling through pandemic; face big-name competition

HARLINGEN — In an industry reeling amid record losses since the coronavirus outbreak, the city’s hotels are scrambling for business as their biggest competitor...

Airfares are cheaper than they’ve been in decades

Kyle Arnold The Dallas Morning News Traveling the country hasn't been this cheap in decades. For less than $100, travelers from the Dallas area can buy...

Launch drill: SpaceX wants to extract methane near Boca Chica

Although a test flight of SpaceX’s Starship SN9 was a possibility on Monday, due to high winds the launch window came and went with...

Southwest Airlines revises policies for emotional support, trained service animals

Southwest Airlines announced the carrier is making changes regarding emotional support and trained service animals to be consistent with new regulations from the U.S....