The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariff authority.
Within a day, a new 10% tariff was in place.
The tariff story isn’t over.
l“We are waiting.” — on refunds
Full story: https://tinyurl.com/yrhv2kw2
#RGVBJ #BorderTrade #USMCA #SouthTexas #Tariffs #MexicoTrade #RGVEconomy
A USMCA review has turned into a geopolitical standoff over Cuba oil shipments — and the Rio Grande Valley is uniquely exposed if tariffs follow.
https://tinyurl.com/24mx343e
#USMCA #RGVEconomy #BorderTrade #Tariffs #MexicoUS #SupplyChains #Agriculture #TradePolicy #Cuba #Pemex #SouthTexas
“It can’t continue.”
Construction advocates say ICE enforcement is straining the Valley’s building industry after a Mission concrete supplier filed Chapter 11.
https://tinyurl.com/46j8n8ep
#RGVConstruction #RGVEconomy #BorderEconomy #HousingCrisis #ICE #LaborShortage
From border security and ICE enforcement to SpaceX’s growing defense role and AI data centers powered by wind energy, the Rio Grande Valley is changing fast.
“Once you pave over agricultural land, there’s no going back.”
https://tinyurl.com/27f4f8am
#RGVeconomy #SpaceX #AIdatacenters #bordersecurity
Three LNG projects were proposed for Brownsville a decade ago.
Today:
• One is built
• One was scrapped
• One is still waiting on investors
Texas LNG says a year-end investment decision could put 1,200 construction jobs in play.
#LNG #PortOfBrownsville #RGVEconomy #TexasEnergy #NaturalGas #RGV
“From sleepy farm towns to ‘mini San Antonio.’”
Broker/developer Richard A. Garza joins the RGV Business Journal Podcast to talk RGV growth, outside investors, water scarcity, and why McAllen is a buyer’s market.
Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/y2ahwh35
#RealEstate #RGVEconomy #EconomicDevelopment
Space X is also credited with $305 million in tax revenue and $147 million in supply-chain spending. Cameron County has positioned itself as a logistics and research hub for aerospace and related industries.
#RGVEconomy #CameronCounty #SpaceX #Starbase #RioGrandeVAlley
https://tinyurl.com/457nw2mu
A 90-day extension kept tariffs from climbing to 30%, but maquiladora leaders say the threat of higher costs and delayed investment is already reshaping binational production lines across Tamaulipas and South Texas.
#RGV #RGVEconomy #Tariffs #BorderEconomy #BorderTrade
https://tinyurl.com/4aehps7j
Officials say the move strengthens oversight of binational commerce as the county pursues major upgrades and new permits along the border.
#MexicoBorder #RioGrandeBorder #RGVEconomy #RGVNews
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Great write-up in the San Antonio Express-News on the RGV Business Journal!
“There’s more to us than just immigration and this false narrative that we are an area of chaos."
tinyurl.com/34ct2pb6
#RGVBusinessJournal #RioGrandeValley #RGVEconomy #RioGrandeValleyNews
City officials believe this development will revitalize the economy and tax base of the 6,400-resident community. "Peñitas is set to shine brighter than ever!" tinyurl.com/dhpj7zvp
#Peñitas #RGVGrowth #RGVEconomy #RioGrandeValleyBusiness
130,000 individuals are employed in the maquiladora sector in Reynosa, Mexico, located just across the border from McAllen, Texas. The city boasts at least 154 maquiladoras spread across more than a dozen industrial parks. #Maquiladora #Reynosa #RGVEconomy
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