Texas-Mexico from a global lens.
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.
A Mexican conservation group says Elon Musk’s rocket launches from South Texas are killing turtles, damaging homes, and littering Tamaulipas beaches with debris.
Local environmental justice groups have been warning federal regulatory agencies about possible explosions at the Starbase facility for ten years.
Amid fierce local opposition, a major industrial project in Brownsville has announced a significant expansion of its development plans.