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Reader question: Do local elections matter? Plus, Brownsville may dissolve its LGBTQ+ task force
Voters across the U.S. are casting ballots in key state and local races today, including in the Rio Grande Valley.
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La caminata honors 'the last colonial rebellion', Trump fights SNAP payments in court, election day set for Tuesday
Trinidad Gonzales, who co-founded the history project Refusing to Forget, said the murders happened "in response to the last colonial rebellion by ethnic Mexicans against U.S. sovereignty."
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High-yield harvests amid hunger: The coalition reimagining the Rio Grande Valley’s food system
Despite being an agricultural powerhouse, many in the region struggle to access fresh, healthy food and face some of the highest rates of diet-related illnesses in the country.
Healing traditions: how curanderismo is reviving cultural connection in the borderlands
Mexican folk medicine is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. political climate.
Key Trump legislation boosts border security while cutting food aid for millions
Analysts say the administration is making it harder for policymakers and the public to track the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Cristela Alonzo weighs in on why the Rio Grande Valley voted for Trump
Alonzo said Republicans gained influence in South Texas “through the church,” an observation echoed by political organizers in the region.
Can the Water Resiliency Fund Help Revive the Endangered Rio Grande?
“It’s billions of dollars to focus on this, and this is all hands on deck," says Jesse Hereford, a NADBank official.
Communities push back against SpaceX in Tamaulipas
A Mexican conservation group says Elon Musk’s rocket launches from South Texas are killing turtles, damaging homes, and littering Tamaulipas beaches with debris.
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Over 300,000 people in the Rio Grande Valley face losing SNAP in November
Democrats, including Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins calling for the use of emergency funds.
"Disappearing before our eyes": Conservation group says the Rio Grande is endangered
American Rivers said that the Rio Grande is "one of the least-funded and most overlooked major river basins in the United States."
‘A much-needed outlet’: More demonstrations planned in the Rio Grande Valley amid civil liberties crisis
People in the Rio Grande Valley continue to speak out as fear over civil liberties and deportations hits home.
Rep. Henry Cuellar votes with Republicans to pass a voter registration bill that critics call ‘discriminatory’
Republicans introduced the SAVE Act in response to growing concerns within their party about the potential for noncitizens to register and vote.
Trump authorizes new military national defense areas on the U.S.-Mexico border in response to an 'invasion'
Trump signs one of the most significant expansions of Military authority on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Shelby Park left unexpectedly open on Sunday after almost two years of state military occupation
It was from Shelby Park that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott implemented some of the most extreme physical deterrents against migrants crossing the Rio Grande at the height of Operation Lone Star.
More than 3,000 complete damage surveys in the Rio Grande Valley after historic floods
LUPE, a local nonprofit, is urging residents to complete the iSTAT damage survey to ensure the region qualifies for federal help.
'This is old-fashioned racism': Rep. Gonzalez rebukes Trump's removal of RGV war hero from U.S. history website
The removal of Sgt. Gonzalez from a U.S. history website has become a political flashpoint in the Rio Grande Valley, where some residents view the deletion as an insult and others as a betrayal of their support for Trump.
After deadly floods, the Rio Grande Valley rallies amid a limited state response
Cities, counties, and residents in the Rio Grande Valley have responded to the record-breaking level of rain this week with collaborative force.