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The cars are silent until the green flag comes down — signaling the race start — then nearly as one, the hum of electric vehicles sounds as racers take off from the starting line Saturday at the annual South Texas Greenpower USA Goblin and F24 Showcase at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport.

The Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport will begin offering year-round, nonstop flights to Burbank/Los Angeles, Calif., and Orlando, Fla., beginning May 17.

HARLINGEN — A lingering winter storm is causing havoc with airline flight schedules, leading to thousands of cancellations and delays, including at Valley airports.

For the first time in 26 years, operations of the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport are self-sustaining, no longer requiring subsidization from the city of Brownsville, and are projected to remain that way going forward.

The Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport received a $1.4 million reimbursable federal grant that will help fund the final phase of installation of second boarding bridge in the airport’s terminal, said Bryant Walker, director of Aviation at the airport.

HARLINGEN — Valley International Airport officials saw more than 40,000 passengers board commercial airline flights in March, the first time the number has been breached since the Great Recession of 2008.

A little piece of space history is being displayed on the grounds at the Brownsville-South Padre International Airport in Brownsville.