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A SpaceX permit lists its address as “40193 TX 4 Data Center.” Here’s what the record shows.
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.
1 hour ago3 min read
"We're Trading Them Like Baseball Cards": Mark Cuban on the AI Bubble, and What It Means for the Data Centers Coming to the Valley
Mark Cuban says the AI market is in a bubble built on meme-stock trading and borrowed money. Here is what his warning means for the $4 billion Fluidstack data center rising in Cameron County.
7 hours ago9 min read
Starbase Wants Up to 456 Launches a Year. The Public Gets Its Say in November.
SpaceX is preparing to catch both halves of Starship for the first time next month. At the same time, the FAA has opened a review of a plan that would take Starbase from 25 permitted launches a year to as many as 456, and public meetings start Nov. 17 in Brownsville.
22 hours ago5 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.
23 hours 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
Special Report: Ramón Ayala Jr. Criminal Case and Related Civil Lawsuits
Prepared: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Region: Hidalgo County, Rio Grande Valley Status of all claims: Allegations only. Ayala Jr. is presumed innocent; no conviction or court finding has been reported. Ramón Ayala Jr., son of Grammy-winning norteño accordionist Ramón Ayala, turned himself in to the Hidalgo Police Department on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on a warrant for felony sexual assault. He was booked, arraigned, and released the same day on a $2,000 bond. The charge stems
1 day ago4 min read
RioPlex Wants the World to Invest in the Valley. Its Leader Says 250,000 Adults Could Be Left Behind.
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2 days ago7 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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