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SpaceX plans to drill for natural gas next to Boca Chica launchpad

By Sergio Chapa | Bloomberg News Elon Musk recently moved to Texas, where he launches some of his rockets and is building a battery factory....

Welding students get boost

HARLINGEN — A welding certification is like a business degree in one respect: It can find you a job just about anywhere. That’s why Sam...

Workforce agency extends break for child-care providers

HARLINGEN — The Texas Workforce Commission has OK’d an additional $81.5 million from the federal CARES Act to extend an enhanced reimbursement rate for...

Brownsville partners with Methodist Healthcare to improve broadband access

The City of Brownsville announced this week that they are partnering with the Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. to improve local broadband...

Sand Dollars for Success: City of SPI EDC opens grant program application

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — From restaurants and clothing stores to flower shops, existing and startup businesses in this coastal city have the chance to...

Brownsville chamber head tapped; Villarreal to sit on state board

Brownsville Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Esmeralda “Esmy” Villarreal has been elected to the 20-member board of directors of the Texas Chamber of...

STEM program snags grantl Almost $300K for ‘new space entrepreneurs

The Expanding Frontiers “New Space Entrepreneurs in Residence Apprenticeship” program has been granted $299,643 by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, one of seven organizations...

Vela announces $299K grant for Expanding Frontiers’ NewSpace Entrepreneurs

U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, announced that the U.S. Department of Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $299,643 to Expanding Frontiers for their NewSpace...

Search for new manager; Pandemic restrictions impacting Harlingen convention bookings

HARLINGEN — The Harlingen Convention Center is searching for its third general manager since opening less than two years ago. Late last month, Arturo Menendez...

New Brownsville airport terminal comes online

BROWNSVILLE — The last passenger to fly out of Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport’s old terminal building did so Tuesday, with the city’s...