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Breaking News: SpaceX Data Center Goals Confirmed!
A SpaceX permit in the City of Starbase's building permit log lists its address as "40193 TX 4 Data Center" and its work as "444 Acres." The application is in plan review and has not been issued.
2 hours ago3 min read


"PEOPLE FIRST, PARTY SECOND": RICK SALINAS MAKES HIS CASE FOR MISSION MAYOR
Mission attorney and mayoral candidate Rick Salinas sat down for a 33-minute conversation about the city’s finances, growth incentives and the Valley’s air. He made one promise above all: he’ll never lie to voters.
24 hours ago10 min read


Gonzalez Predicts "New Billionaires" in the Valley. His Wealth-Sharing Math Doesn't Hold Up.
On a Brownsville city commissioner's podcast, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez warned that Valley projects will create "many new billionaires" and pitched a bill to keep some of that wealth home. The bill is real. The numbers he used to sell it are not supported by its text.
1 day ago10 min read


OPERATION UNIFIED RESOLVE: CHINOOKS, TROOPS AND THE MILITARY'S CONCENTRATED PUSH INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Hundreds of troops moved into the Rio Grande Valley in October under Operation Unified Resolve. What the military confirmed and what is still unknown.
1 day ago4 min read


THE PEOPLE WE DON'T SEE: LIVING NEXT TO AN AI DATA CENTER IN CAMERON COUNTY
For 40 years, Dr. Maria Lozano Chapa and her husband Jose planned to retire on their patio with morning coffee. Now trucks hauling materials to the Fluidstack data center site pass their home on a caliche road throughout the day.
1 day ago4 min read


SHOTS ON THE RIVER: HOW ONE NIGHT IN GARCEÑO PUT STARR COUNTY BACK ON A WAR FOOTING
A reported exchange of gunfire between the Coast Guard and shooters in Mexico near Garceño sent troops pouring into Starr County from both sides of the river. One month later, the biggest question is still unanswered.
2 days ago9 min read
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