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The Rio Grande Valley will pay over $300 million in taxes for Trump's raids in their own neighborhoods
As immigration enforcement raids unfold in South Texas neighborhoods, families are paying in anxiety and economic loss. A new study shows taxpayers in the region will also foot the tax bill in the hundreds of millions for Trump's mass deportations.
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RGV migrant advocates call for human rights oversight, San Benito now under Flock surveillance, 2026 primaries analysis
RGV advocates demand ICE accountability while San Benito rolls out Flock surveillance cameras, plus two analyses of the 57% Democratic primary turnout surge in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Chairman Guerra softens language on oil refinery, new report projects flooding between buoys and border wall
Port of Brownsville tempers claims about the proposed oil refinery's environmental safety, while a new study warns Trump’s National Defense Area could cause severe flooding on the Rio Grande.
Industrialization
Trump revives an industrial refinery proposal on the Gulf amid rising gas prices
As the Republican party fractures over soaring gas prices, Trump asserts “energy dominance” with an oil refinery at the Port of Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley.
Food Equity
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
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A local look at election day races, 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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