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.
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.
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.
How a SNAP delay ripples through one South Texas household
Voters across the U.S. are casting ballots in key state and local races today, including in the Rio Grande Valley.
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."
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.
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.
Rio Grande Valley native State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is going after Abbott's mega donor network.
Democrats, including Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins calling for the use of emergency funds.
Mexican folk medicine is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. political climate.
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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Alonzo said Republicans gained influence in South Texas “through the church,” an observation echoed by political organizers in the region.
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“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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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.
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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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Local environmental justice groups have been warning federal regulatory agencies about possible explosions at the Starbase facility for ten years.
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American Rivers said that the Rio Grande is "one of the least-funded and most overlooked major river basins in the United States."
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It has been an inspiring first three weeks since the launch of Across the Americas.
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People in the Rio Grande Valley continue to speak out as fear over civil liberties and deportations hits home.
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Amid fierce local opposition, a major industrial project in Brownsville has announced a significant expansion of its development plans.
Republicans introduced the SAVE Act in response to growing concerns within their party about the potential for noncitizens to register and vote.
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Trump signs one of the most significant expansions of Military authority on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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.