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'Like a Grinch': McAllen Food Truck Park vendors blindsided by closure ahead of holidays

UPDATE: On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, McAllen City Commissioner Michael Fallek announced that the McAllen Food Truck closure has been delayed until Jan. 14, 2027. McAllen, TX (KRGV) — The McAllen Chamber of Commerce will close the McAllen food truck park on Dec. 14, city officials announced Wednesday. Food...

Mcallen, TX · 1d
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Starship’s explosive start to its 22-hour orbit mission

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX launched Starship Flight 15 from Starbase on Friday afternoon, the aerospace company’s most ambitious mission to date. The ship launched at approximately 4:45 p.m. for a planned 22-hour flight set to orbit Earth about 14 times, SpaceX said on its website. SpaceX made its first attempt on Friday to catch […]

Harlingen, TX · 5h

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Sharyland raises healthcare premiums to correct deficit

Sharyland ISD raised the monthly premium for its self-funded health insurance — the first of several increases in the administration’s long-term plan to align the district with market value and limit deficits. ​The SISD administration reported a $3.8 million deficit in its health insurance fund earlier in the...

Mission, TX · 2d
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UTRGV director receives award from Mexico for supporting communities abroad

Always having a passion for business and helping others, Linda Ufland, UTRGV director of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Commercialization, said receiving the Ohtli Award from the Mexican government is validating to not only her, but the team she works with and the community she serves. The post UTRGV director receives award from Mexico for supporting communities abroad appeared first on MyRGV.com .

Edinburg, TX · 8h

ValleyCentral

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Mission Fire Department hiring firefighters

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Mission Fire Department is hiring firefighters. According to a notice posted by the city of Mission, the job offers competitive pay, benefits, training opportunities, and more. Starting pay for certified firefighters starts at $52,217, with up to $8,000 in additional medic pay based on certifications. Candidates must submit their applications […]

Mission, TX · 2d

KRIS 6 News

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Starbase says Boca Chica beach not part of potential SpaceX land deal with Texas

The city of Starbase said Boca Chica beach is not being purchased amid fears that the state would cede control of the park to a company owned by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.

Texas · 13h

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Texas faces new electricity concerns as SpaceX plans massive $24 billion energy project

Texas energy project initiatives advance a monumental infrastructure plan to secure natural gas independence for space operations. City officials in Starbase evaluate a sweeping development deal and tax abatement package to support massive infrastructure scaling. Integrating vertical energy systems allows major technology enterprises to overcome local grid limitations and sustain...

Texas · 3d

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USDA begins hiring for new Texas fly-breeding facility to fight New World screwworm

The USDA is hiring 228 workers for a new fly-breeding facility opening in mid-2027 at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, with a hiring event scheduled in McAllen from Nov. 17–19. The facility will produce 300 million sterile male flies per week to halt the reproduction of flesh-eating New...

Edinburg, TX · 3d

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Saronic selects Syncrolift for Port Alpha shiplift

Saronic Technologies, Austin, Texas, has awarded Norway-based Syncrolift AS a contract valued at more than $100 million to design and supply a shiplift for Port Alpha, its shipyard under construction in Brownsville, Texas. The system will have a platform approximately 984' long and a lifting capacity of about 73,855 tons....

Brownsville, TX · 1d

ValleyCentral

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‘Without community consent’: Residents raise concerns over proposed SpaceX facility

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Environmental advocates gathered outside the Cameron County Courthouse on Tuesday, calling on county leaders to oppose a proposed SpaceX data center and natural gas-fired power plant in Starbase, citing concerns over pollution, water consumption and the facility’s energy demands. The project, for which Space Exploration Technologies Corporation is seeking economic incentives […]

Cameron County, TX · 3d

Breitbart

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SpaceX to build $74B AI supercomputing facilities in Texas, Arizona

Nov. 12 (UPI) — Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced Thursday plans to invest more than $74 billion in artificial intelligence supercomputing facilities in Texas and Arizona. The company said the plans would expand its computing infrastructure with projects expected to create thousands of jobs. SpaceX plans to spend $50...

Texas · 1d

WashingtonExaminer

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SpaceX’s $24 billion data center outside Texas city would circumvent moratorium

Elon Musk’s SpaceX this week revealed it plans to build a multibillion-dollar data center and gas plant in Starbase, Texas, a move that appears to circumvent a recently enacted local ban on such projects. The $24 billion gas-fired power plant and supercomputing facility will be built on land in Starbase, SpaceX’s company town, just outside […]

Brownsville, TX · 2d

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SpaceX to build $24 billion data center in South Texas, sidestepping moratorium

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. McALLEN — SpaceX is planning to build a $24 billion data center and power plant just outside of Brownsville on property...

Brownsville, TX · 3d

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McAllen List Prices Slip While Homes Spend More Time on the Market

McAllen buyers got more breathing room as prices dropped and homes spent more time on the market, making it a more accessible place to shop.

Mcallen, TX · 4d

KXAN

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NADBank approves $164M in water projects for Rio Grande Valley border

The North American Development Bank (NADBank), during its first-ever meeting held Thursday in the Rio Grande Valley, approved a dozen water-related infrastructure projects for the region totaling $164 million in funds.

Mcallen, TX · 2d

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USDA facility to combat New World screwworm hiring hundreds

A sterile fly facility that is being built in the South Texas border town of Edinburg to combat the spread of New World screwworm is hiring hundreds of new workers.

Edinburg, TX · 3d

riograndeguardian.com

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Reyna: Why Can't Employers Find the Right People? Start by Changing How You Hire

The numerous announcements of new jobs coming to our region will force us to rethink how we hire. In the past, we had plenty of applicants, so we beefed up job requirements to select perhaps better people. Times are changing. Whatever happens politically, the investment already announced is not going away, so we need to prepare to keep hiring the right personnel. Human Resources should follow the law, but executives will have to calibrate how their personnel are hired.

Mcallen, TX · 8d

MyRGV.com

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As oil prices soar, Harlingen mulls pulling $1.2M to pave streets

HARLINGEN — High oil prices are driving up asphalt costs, leading officials to consider dipping into accounts to pull as much as $1.2 million to offset increases. The post As oil prices soar, Harlingen mulls pulling $1.2M to pave streets appeared first on MyRGV.com .

Harlingen, TX · 3d

teslanorth.com

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SpaceX Wants a Tax Break for a $24 Billion Starbase Supercomputer

SpaceX is seeking tax incentives for a proposed supercomputer facility and gas-fired power plant in Starbase, Texas, with an estimated $24 billion in capital investment for the project’s initial phases. A City of Starbase public notice sets a December 9 hearing on the proposed incentive agreements, adding a major...

Brownsville, TX · 4d

haulproduce.com

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New York Cabbage Loading Could Set a Record This Season; Texas Cabbage May Face Delay

Favorable weather for growing cabbage has Hansen Farms of Stanley, NY on pace to have a bumper crop to ship the most product in its history. Depending upon when the first hard freeze occurs, the grower-shipper hopes to be shipping through November, although on average the first freeze occurs around the 15th to the 20th.. If the freeze occurs much earlier, the company expects to leave a lot of unharvested cabbage in the fields.

Mcallen, TX · 7d