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Assistance programs like SNAP are a crucial bridge out of poverty for many working adults in the Rio Grande Valley.
How a SNAP delay ripples through one South Texas household
Pablo De La Rosa
Award-winning journalist Pablo De La Rosa reports from the Texas-Mexico border, where he was born and raised. He covers stories from the Rio Grande Valley and North Tamaulipas.
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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.
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LGBTQIA+ LatinX Pride this Saturday, Food Bank RGV needs volunteers, and more stories from the Rio Grande Valley
The South Texas Equality Project is leading the effort to create a dynamic blend of queer visibility and Latinx representation as a family event for all ages.
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Hinojosa on the campaign trail and more stories from the Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley native State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is going after Abbott's mega donor network.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Friday morning LIVE on The Border Chronicle + this week's interview on The Texas Standard
Join me for a live discussion on Friday morning on Mexican environmental activists pushing back against SpaceX rocket launches in Tamaulipas, and listen to an interview on this story with The Texas Standard.