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Brownsville actors, crew play role in feature film ‘SEEDS’

The feature film "SEEDS" wrapped up shooting in mid-June in Brownsville and Washington D.C., resulting in great memories and much anticipation for local cast and crew, three of whom spoke with The Brownsville Herald about the project.

Development to be located on 118 acres of Brownsville Navigation District land

The Port of Brownsville on Thursday held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 118-acre business park, the port’s latest economic development project.

Moving up: Brownsville port leaps in ranking

The Port of Brownsville handled substantially more waterborne cargo in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ most recent report ranking the nation’s top 150 maritime ports.

Port gets steel plant: Forza USA to create 150 direct jobs

Forza Steel, headquartered in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, is in the process of building a $60 million manufacturing facility at the Port of Brownsville across State Highway 48 from the Keppel AmFELS yard.

Garza tapped for railroad board: Says merger will benefit Brownsville and Texas

Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Brownsville native Antonio Garza has been named to the board of directors of the first single-line railway connecting the United States, Mexico and Canada.

State of the city: Mendez delivers last one as Brownsville mayor

Delivering his final State of the City address Wednesday at the Brownsville Event Center, Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez said the city is in better shape than ever before and that the past four years in office have been the “honor of my life.”

Rio Grande LNG hosts open house: ‘Final investment decision’ expected before end of June

The Rio Grande LNG terminal that NextDecade Corporation wants to build between State Highway 4 and the Brownsville Ship Channel is the subject of a public open house being held Thursday, April 13, in Port Isabel.

More is better: Port of Brownsville breaks another record

The Port of Brownsville appears to be continuing its record-breaking streak, handling 10.2 percent more cargo in 2022 than in 2021.

NextDecade signs sale agreements: LNG sees investment decision this quarter

Houston-based NextDecade Corporation says it expects to make a decision the first quarter of this year whether to build the first phase of its...

DIX tapped for award: Stevedoring company started at Brownsville port in 1947

DIX Industries, a stevedoring, warehousing and logistics firm that got its start at the Port of Brownsville in 1947, is this year’s recipient of the port’s Chairman’s Award in recognition of its accomplishments over the last 75 years.