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State orders Valley businesses to reduce capacity, halts elective surgeries

Businesses in the Rio Grande Valley will have to drop to 50% capacity and elective surgeries will be halted because the state now considers...

State sales tax numbers down 5 percent for December

HARLINGEN — State sales tax numbers continue to lag in the wake of turbulence from COVID-19 and resulting business disruptions. Sales tax numbers for December...

Going up: Forecast sees pricier gas, eventually

It feels wrong to use “silver lining” and “global pandemic” in the same sentence, though one slightly less terrible aspect of the terrible year...

SBA extends disaster loans for small businesses, nonprofits

HARLINGEN — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Monday that the deadline to apply for special economic disaster loans has been extended until Dec. 31,...

Cities offering help during pandemic’s economic slowdown

HARLINGEN — The area’s cities are offering a helping hand as residents enter their second year of the coronavirus pandemic. In Harlingen, city commissioners have earmarked...

Some relief: New measure includes payments to mixed households

The $2 trillion CARES Act, signed into law in late March, denied direct COVID-19 relief payments to married couples of mixed immigration status, though...

Have you received your $600 stimulus check?

The Internal Revenue Service has set up an online portal so you can get an update on your $600 stimulus check. The IRS says the...

Building rules receive overhaul; New code eases headaches for developers

The city of Brownsville's building codes and zoning regulations have long had a reputation as being difficult to navigate and even at times contradictory. Last...

Bass Pro to buy rival Sportsman’s Warehouse

HARLINGEN — Bass Pro Shops executives say they have a deal in place to buy out rival Sportsman’s Warehouse, the second major acquisition of...

Workforce commission has plan to help restaurants

HARLINGEN — The Texas Workforce Commission has approved a new initiative aimed at helping the state’s restaurants negotiate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic. The...