Co-Interim City Manager Andy Garcia M ISSION — The city is planning to implement artificial intelligence into its everyday processes in an effort to improve efficiency. During a budget workshop Tuesday, Co-Interim City Manager Andy Garcia told the council following a presentation...
Giovanni Marquez will headline Red Owl Boxing’s live televised event in Hidalgo, Texas on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Courtesy: PlaceNEW Studios) R ed Owl Boxing, a promotional company dedicated to platforming the next generation of boxers, will host Boxfest XX on Sept. 11 at Payne ...
W e are accustomed to Texas topping virtually every ranking relating to the economy — most major corporate locations and expansions, top CEO perceptions, highest investment, and many others. By one measure, however, the results are more of a mixed bag. The list of top states for ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Another hot day is in store for the Valley today. Temperatures will quickly start to warm up, with highs ranging from the upper 80s to the lower triple digits. The heat risk will range from a moderate level to an extreme level today, so make sur...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Pres...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — French sculpture group Atelier Missor has revealed the first look of its 50-foot bronze statue of Prometheus being built in Starbase, Texas. Atelier Missor, a French foundry, is a traditional metal-casting workshop that specializes in titanium s...
Lin’s Grand Buffet to Add Nearly 100 Jobs with New McAllen Location Texas Border Business
M cALLEN — It’s too hot. No matter what you think of why it’s so hot or if it was always like this, but Valley summers are scorching with almost 100-degree days nearly all season. With this type of heat and humidity, I get why no one wants to go outside for anything. I consider m...
A nearly century-old golf course in Edinburg was the setting for a groundbreaking Monday as the city works toward modern investments in regional workforce advancement. The city and its economic arm celebrated the commencement of construction for a Workforce Resource Center and ne...
PHOENIX (AP) — The CEO and founder of Frederick Flips is a busy man. So busy it's easy to wonder sometimes how interested Fred Richard is in keeping the main thing the main thing. The underlying tone of the social media content the 22-year-old gymnast and the rest of his five-man...
On Aug. 12, Buc-ee's will open its newest travel center in San Marcos, marking the company’s 57th location.
M cAllen city leaders kicked off a series of budget workshops on Tuesday as they work toward crafting a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year, work which may include a property tax increase. As this was an introductory meeting, nothing discussed is set in stone until the b...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge on Thursday set bond at $100,000 for a businessman who allegedly laundered money for La Nueva Familia Michoacana. Fernando Mireles, 32, of San Juan owned a business that allegedly laundered money for La Familia, a drug cartel based in Mich...
McAllen Chamber Recognized for Advancing Entrepreneurship Through 1 Million Cups and FastTrac Texas Border Business
B ROWNSVILLE — The mariachi singers in their black attire and bold white stitching make my arrival a joyous one and an uplifting one. The first thing I see and hear when I enter La Gardenia Restaurant and Bar is the mariachi group engaged in festive singing and playing a song cal...
A s Edinburg works toward developing a “downtown master plan” for the first time in a decade, a member of the city’s downtown steering committee is opening a dining destination vying to become a community gathering point in the heart of the district. On Monday, Edinburg’s Economi...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Edinburg is slated to be the next Valley city to tackle plans to revitalize its downtown area. Renovations are underway in a building on E. Cano St. to transform it into what will be called the Las Almas Food Hall. The Edinburg Economic Developme...
B ROWNSVILLE — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright delivered brief remarks and took questions from media at the Port of Brownsville administration building on Tuesday. It was originally planned as a double billing, with Wright meant to accompany Vice President J.D. Vance to Browns...
A new Dollar Tree is coming to Brownsville. According to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation registration filed Tuesday , the new store will be located at 1325 Ruben M. Torres. The $700,000 project’s scope of work includes a new 9,839-square-foot building shell to be c...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — En el nuevo episodio de Behind the Flavor, el conductor gastronómico Ismael Martínez, pasa por Brownsville para visitar el restaurante mexicano Letty's Cafe. Letty Robles, dueña del restaurante mexicano Letty's Café, abrió sus puertas en 2019 y ...
NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX reported a smaller loss than Wall Street expected along with a surge in revenue in its first quarterly report as a public company as it sharply boosted spending, particularly on artificial intelligence. The company run by Elon Musk posted a loss of $541 mil...
A cclaimed actor and engineering enthusiast Terrence Howard visited Edinburg last week to meet with UTRGV in regards to a potential research and development project. He is developing omnidirectional flight vehicles under his company “Lynchpin By Terrence Howard.” The company deve...
T he National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande office has released its latest three-month outlook, which calls for — brace yourselves — hotter and drier conditions than normal for August through October, with some caveats. The greatest confidence for hotter-than-normal weat...
Trickle-down budget woes R oast beef or baloney — that’s the real question behind the “trickle down theory of economics” first sold in the 1980s and revived through the 2017 federal tax cuts signed by President Donald Trump. Both versions made the same promise: give large tax bre...
S aronic Technologies’ decision to build its Port Alpha shipyard at the Port of Brownsville is more than another economic development announcement. It is a signal that Brownsville is becoming a destination for sophisticated, technology-driven industries that once might have seeme...
T he state of Texas has one of the largest economies in the world. In fact, if it were a country it would rank as the eighth-richest in the world. Its gross domestic product, perhaps he most popular measure of economic activity, tops $2.9 trillion, placing it ahead of most countr...
McAllen Heritage Center Unveils Civil War Era Exhibit Texas Border Business
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With grocery prices on the rise, a local nonprofit organization is helping Rio Grande Valley families on a no-questions-asked basis. Hannah's Foundation, a nonprofit located at 203 E. Business Highway 83, Suite 110, in Weslaco, was founded by An...
Southwest Key’s Casa Padre immigrant holding facility is pictured Monday, June 18, 2018, in Brownsville. An unidentified company seeking a special use permit to build a data center and cold storage facility at the now-vacant building withdrew its request on Wednesday, July 29, 20...
Wild Christmas and Wildbright Launch Holiday Season with New Local Experiences Texas Border Business
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STC and McAllen ISD Partner to Launch Technical Career Pathway Texas Border Business
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- What once was a Walmart and later a shelter for undocumented migrant children once again remains vacant. The unidentified company that filed a permit request to develop a data center near the Port of Brownsville has withdrawn its application. T...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Better Business Bureau is warning that scammers are impersonating well-known retailers, government agencies, or even law enforcement to obtain personal information. According to the BBB, the call starts off with the scammer claiming to be fr...
S OUTH PADRE ISLAND — After being the first food truck at the Island eight years ago, Pineapple Ninjaz — owned by Penitas’ Jerry Leal — celebrates its homecoming with a full restaurant and bar right on the bay. With about a month and a half of summer remaining, I finally made my ...
Annual Community Health Fair Open to All Residents, Aug. 1st Texas Border Business
College sports marketing company Learfield saw a 123% increase in female athlete participation in name, image and likeness compensation activities over the 2025-26 fiscal year, the company revealed in a report released Tuesday. Solly Fulp, Learfield’s head of NIL, doesn’t think ...
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,” UEFA said in a...
McAllen ISD Kicks Off P-TECH Bridge Program for Future Electricians and Builders, July 29th Texas Border Business
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick received a new award from the American Civil Liberties Union recognizing contributions to American thought and culture. Kaepernick and rock star Bruce Springsteen were honored Friday night with the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 parent company Liberty Media, which also promotes the Las Vegas Grand Prix, has agreed to a settlement of about $3 million to end a class-action lawsuit brought by spectators regarding the inaugural 2023 race. The opening-night practice session on Nov. ...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — What was once a Walmart and later a shelter for undocumented migrant children could now possibly turn into a data center. An unidentified company has filed a permit request with the City of Brownsville to develop a data center at 7480 Padre Is...
McAllen Partners with UTRGV to Support Local Entrepreneurs Texas Border Business
De La Cruz and Lutnick Deliver $6 Million Grant to McAllen for Industrial Expansion Texas Border Business
Southwest Key’s Casa Padre immigrant holding facility is pictured Monday, June 18, 2018, in Brownsville. An unidentified company wants to build a data center and cold storage facility at the now-defunct facility, which is an empty building now. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonit...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For the first time, a sitting secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce visited the Rio Grande Valley. Howard Lutnick was in McAllen on Monday to announce a $6 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA). “You guys have the...
Topps is creating a trading card of what became a famous photo during the World Cup of Argentina's Lionel Messi holding Spain's Lamine Yamal, the company said Monday. Messi, whom many consider soccer's greatest player, was photographed holding Yamal, then an infant and now a 19-y...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation Pharr District welcomed a group of local business owners during its annual outreach event on Monday. The annual event was geared towards small business owners, offering a chance to connect with local TxDOT ...
By Nick McConnell | The Reporter, Vacaville, Calif. A rendering of Port Alpha, Saronic Technologies’s next-generation shipyard coming to Brownsville. (Courtesy: Saronic Newsroom) Saronic, an autonomous shipbuilding company long courted by California Forever, announced Thursday th...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thousands of spectators lined the beaches of South Padre Island on Thursday hoping to witness SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight, but their anticipation turned to disappointment when the company scrubbed the launch just moments before l...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Local and state officials are reacting to the announcement that Saronic Technologies, an Austin-based maritime defense company, is coming to the Port of Brownsville. Gov. Greg Abbott and Saronic Technologies on Thursday announced that the $3.2 b...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX scrubbed its Starship Flight 13 right after it was preparing to liftoff from Starbase on Thursday evening. The aerospace company posted on X that it is "standing down from today's flight test attempt." During a live feed, smoke was seen s...
Austin-based Saronic Technologies has chosen the Port of Brownsville for its “Port Alpha” next-generation shipyard, according to Gov. Greg Abbott, who announced the news at Saronic headquarters in a Thursday morning press conference. The $3.2 billion project aims to “restore U.S...
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Veronica Inez O’Caña makes her way toward the federal courthouse Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in McAllen. (Francisco E. Jimenez | The Monitor) McALLEN — A federal jury Wednesday found Mission businesswoman Veronica Inez O’Caña guilty on all charges in the federal corruption trial. S...
Veronica Inez O’Caña makes her way toward the federal courthouse Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in McAllen. (Francisco E. Jimenez | The Monitor) McALLEN — A federal jury began deliberating Wednesday in the federal corrruption trial of Mission businesswoman Veronica Inez O’Caña. She’s ...
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — As a kid growing up in Southport, Tommy Fleetwood regarded Royal Birkdale as virtually off limits — except for those rare occasions he sneaked on to hit some shots while accompanying his father on evening dog walks. “Hallowed turf,” is how a young, wide-...
MISSION — Somehow and someway, the Rio Grande Valley always finds its way on to the world stage. Either through politics, art, food or culture, our home, for better or for worse, makes a name for itself to the world. SSTASH, a burger restaurant just more than a year into their es...
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