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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
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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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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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Communities push back against SpaceX in Tamaulipas
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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"Disappearing before our eyes": Conservation group says the Rio Grande is endangered
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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‘A much-needed outlet’: More demonstrations planned in the Rio Grande Valley amid civil liberties crisis
People in the Rio Grande Valley continue to speak out as fear over civil liberties and deportations hits home.
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Once expanded, Rio Grande LNG will process more liquid gas than any U.S. terminal today
Amid fierce local opposition, a major industrial project in Brownsville has announced a significant expansion of its development plans.
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Trump authorizes new military national defense areas on the U.S.-Mexico border in response to an 'invasion'
Trump signs one of the most significant expansions of Military authority on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Progressive organizers in the Rio Grande Valley find new footing as they protest to save ‘working-class’ programs
Residents say political momentum is building as demonstrators across the Valley gather to defend programs viewed as lifelines for working-class communities.