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Pharr Crunch Fitness reopens following closure over delinquent taxes

Crunch Fitness in Pharr has resumed operations following a closure by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for delinquent taxes.

Fluidstack breaks ground on 4 billion data center project in cameron county

Fluidstack has broken ground on a $4 billion data center campus in Cameron County near Harlingen, promising over 2,500 jobs, closed-loop water cooling, and full property tax contributions.

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Fluidstack breaks ground on $4 billion data center project in Cameron County

Fluidstack breaks ground on $4 billion data center campus in Cameron County

Fluidstack has broken ground on a $4 billion data center campus in Cameron County near Harlingen, promising over 2,500 jobs, closed-loop water cooling, and full property tax contributions.

Palm Valley Animal Society breaks ground on $6.1M facility expansion in Edinburg

Palm Valley Animal Society broke ground on a $6.1M climate-controlled expansion in Edinburg, adding three buildings and preparing to consolidate its facilities by 2028.

Brownsville shrimper suspects SpaceX debris ruined $12K in fishing gear

A Brownsville shrimp captain says an unidentified underwater object off Boca Chica Beach destroyed $12,000 in gear, suspecting SpaceX debris as the U.S. Coast Guard reviews the report.

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Brownsville shrimper suspects SpaceX debris ruined $12K in fishing gear

Rising ground beef prices drive up Labor Day cookout costs

Labor Day cookouts are costing more this year as high beef prices, drought, and inflation press family budgets and local Rio Grande Valley grocers.

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Rising ground beef prices drive up Labor Day cookout costs

Texas Comptroller closes Crunch Fitness in Pharr over unpaid taxes

The Texas Comptroller closed Crunch Fitness in Pharr over $398,133.76 in delinquent taxes accumulated between 2019 and 2025.

Harlingen tables FluidStack data center drainage request after public pushback

Harlingen city commissioners tabled a drainage agreement with data center firm FluidStack following public pushback, requiring a future open house and new public hearing rules.

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Brownsville mayor says city had no choice but to approve $220M SpaceX deal

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Inside the Texas lab identifying New World screwworm flies to protect South Texas cattle

SpaceX to fund up to $220M in Brownsville water projects in exchange for land

Brownsville city commissioners voted to de-annex 445 acres for SpaceX in exchange for up to $220 million in water and wastewater infrastructure funding.

Brownsville faces rising home values after the arrival of large employers like SpaceX, Saronic

A boom in economic development driven by employers like SpaceX and Saronic is causing home values and property tax bills to surge in Brownsville and Cameron County.

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Cameron County ties Saronic Technologies tax break to local hiring rules

Brownsville family disputes $1,200 water bill after no leak found at home

A Brownsville family received a water bill four times higher than normal. No leak was found, and BPUB says a team is working directly with the customer.