Each of Starr County's four commissioners - Jose 'Kiko' Perez, Jr., Raul Peña, III, Eleazar Velasquez, and Hernan 'Nune' Garza - were featured in videos at the recent 2025 State of the County Address.

Starr County has never been in a better financial position than it is today, said Judge Vera. "We currently have over $31.3 million in the bank," he said.

Starr County Judge Eloy Vera delivered his 2025 State of the County Address from the Julable Events Center in Rio Grande City. We have exclusive video coverage.

In his 2025 State of the City Address, Brownsville Mayor John Cowen, Jr., said his city has experienced a 6.7% increase in inter-generational mobility.

Josue Reyes, president and CEO of D. Wilson Construction, was at the state Capitol in Austin this week to testify in support of legislation favored by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas.

In a video interview, Mayor Garza explains why his city is a good place to live, work, and play.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez points out that $280 million in emergency funding for Rio Grande Valley agricultural producers comes from a December 2024 stop gap appropriations bill.

Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza will give his final State of the City Address this evening at the ACE Center. He said serving as mayor has been one of the greatest honors of his life.

Mayor Pro-Tem Ediel Barrera is particularly excited about new specialty clinics DHR is developing in his city.

The director of the Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development developed his white paper with Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández, the former Mexican Ambassador to the United States.

In the State of Texas, 974,497 students would be at risk of losing access to free and reduced-priced school meals under a new House Republican budget resolution, says U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.

Congress established the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in 1969 to support community-driven development, economic growth, and democratic governance in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Cameron County Small Cities Coalition is to host its first ever Day at the Capitol on Feb. 26. Its three top issues are streets, water/drainage, and parks.

Across most cities in the Rio Grande Valley, sales tax revenues in 2024 increased as compared to 2023, indicating moderate economic growth.

The Texas Comptroller's Office has published the sales tax revenue totals for December 2024.

Resolutions from state Sen. Juan Hinojosa and state Rep. Terry Canales recognized Feb. 18 as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol.

The Rio Grande Valley is not represented on the Texas House public education or higher education committees. But it does have four legislators on the Committee on Agriculture & Livestock.

Our latest Data Report focuses on Employment, with charts looking at the unemployment rates for Cameron and Hidalgo Counties going all the way back to 1991.

Our latest Data Report focuses on Wages by Industry in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. The data shows that per capital personal income is higher in Cameron County.

Our latest Data Report focuses on the Gross Domestic Product of the Rio Grande Valley. The data shows Hidalgo County ranks 13th in Texas while Cameron County ranks 23rd.