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Environment
Environmental advocate says Santa Ana border wall steel dates to years when money was barred from the refuge
Rep. Henry Cuellar is seeking answers after an environmental advocate found that border wall panels installed at Santa Ana refuge carry 2020 fabrication dates, pointing to old funds Congress originally barred from the site.
Politics
In fight with Abbott, Hinojosa opens RGV headquarters and makes three Valley stops
A Brownsville native seeking to unseat Greg Abbott returns to the Valley this week, where a local organizer says voters have yet to connect rising electricity bills to the governor's race.
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Brownsville city commission gives up 444 acres for $220 million in water infrastructure funding from SpaceX
SpaceX told Brownsville that funding would be off the table unless they voted Saturday. After six hours, they unanimously approved the disannexation of 444 acres that the company is purchasing from a private owner.
Data Centers
Valley civic groups want to help set the rules for data centers in Brownsville
The community groups are asking the city to form a data center task force to “include meaningful democratic representation” on local data center policies.
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CBP bends to public pressure on Big Bend, Abbott takes credit
Weeks of protests and bipartisan backlash forced the Trump administration to pause border construction in Big Bend. Abbott, previously silent on the project, is now claiming credit for the pause.
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Watch: Texas Senator on the Indigenous lawsuit to stop CBP from building through Big Bend
The government waived dozens of federal protections in order to skip environmental review and other requirements, but it did not waive laws protecting religious freedom.
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