Valley civic groups want to help set the rules for data centers in Brownsville
August 21, 2026The community groups are asking the city to form a data center task force to “include meaningful democratic representation” on local data center policies.
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.
CBP bends to public pressure on Big Bend, Abbott takes credit
August 17, 2026Weeks 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.
Watch: Texas Senator on the Indigenous lawsuit to stop CBP from building through Big Bend
August 17, 2026The government waived dozens of federal protections in order to skip environmental review and other requirements, but it did not waive laws protecting religious freedom.
Watch: Extended interviews with Gina Hinojosa and Greg Abbott as they vie for the governor's office
August 15, 2026Data center regulation, public school funding, health care, border security and, of course, the economy and affordability all hang in the balance.
San Ygnacio border activist arrested amid growing resistance to Trump's wall projects in Texas
August 14, 2026From Big Bend National Park to Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, border communities are resisting the construction of border wall infrastructure. In San Ygnacio, asking questions led to an arrest.
The Rio Grande Valley will pay over $300 million in taxes for Trump's raids in their own neighborhoods
August 13, 2026As 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.
RGV migrant advocates call for human rights oversight, San Benito now under Flock surveillance, 2026 primaries analysis
March 13, 2026RGV 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.
Chairman Guerra softens language on oil refinery, new report projects flooding between buoys and border wall
March 12, 2026Port 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.