Economic board awards $150K to ULA for meeting hiring goals
HARLINGEN — The Harlingen Economic Development Corp. board yesterday approved $150,000 for space company United Launch Alliance for meeting employment goals as part of...
El Jardin Redux? Developer eyes historic hotel for affordable housing
BROWNSVILLE — Early indicators are promising, but a proposal for renovating the derelict Hotel El Jardin in downtown Brownsville has many obstacles to overcome...
RGV Partnership, UTRGV host special Valley tour for Texas legislators
BY Vicky Brito
and Cheryl Taylor
HARLINGEN — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s award-winning Mariachi Aztlán greeted a large contingent of Texas legislators, including...
What are Propositions 1 & 2?
LAGUNA VISTA — Voters didn’t just select a presidential candidate or sheriff on Election Day.They also chose to approve a 2-percent hotel tax increase...
Too close for comfort?
BROWNSVILLE — In the wake of the Sept. 1 explosion that destroyed a SpaceX rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, the Federal...
SpaceX to Mars: Boca Chica may figure in Martian plans
BROWNSVILLE — SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch site may some day be a departure point for flights to Mars.That’s according to the company’s founder, Elon...
Eyes on the sky
BROWNSVILLE — SpaceX plans to install two massive ground station antennas at Boca Chica beach for the purpose of tracking manned space flights, though...
High school astronomers shoot for the stars during UTRGV’s STARGATE Academy
BY Vicky Brito A group of area high school students spent their summer getting an early launch to their college career, at the UTRGV...
ULA layoffs: Company trying to compete with SpaceX, Blue Origin
HARLINGEN — United Launch Alliance yesterday announced layoffs of 110 employees nationwide, including some believed to be employed at its operation here.Employees who were...
Economist forecasts slow growth for 2016
BROWNSVILLE — Despite the economic potential companies like SpaceX and the SATA Group present for the Lower Rio Grande Valley, for the time being...