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

SpaceX and other large employers have brought a surge of new wealthy homebuyers in the region. As home values grow, Brownsville officials plan for future housing.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 31

Minnesota sues Abbott to force extradition of ICE agent accused of shooting Venezuelan man

Christian Castro, accused of assault and lying about the circumstance surrounding the Jan. 14 shooting, could be released if a judge does not grant Minnesota’s request for a restraining order.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 18

Worker’s Death at SpaceX Factory Followed Hundreds of Injuries in Recent Years

A 25-year-old died last month of “blunt force trauma due to a fall.” An Observer analysis found that the injury rate at "Starbase" was well above an industry national average.

Texas Observer · Jun 25

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The Gas Peddle

Special interests spent years influencing city and county leaders’ decisions to ignore Laguna Madre community concerns about a fossil fuel build-out.

Texas Observer · May 4

After 20 Years of Resistance, Trump Is Walling Off the Rio Grande Valley

Even sites once protected by Congress, including a butterfly refuge and a historic church, are slated for fencing funded by the “one big beautiful bill”—while the river itself is transformed by a floating barrier.

Texas Observer · Mar 24

Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court

The justices are considering the constitutionality of a 2013 law in a lawsuit brought by environmentalist and indigenous groups against the General Land Office and Cameron County.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 6

SpaceX wants a tax break meant to create jobs in low-income areas. Critics question the benefits.

Elon Musk’s company got a boost in its application by the Starbase city commissioners. Two commissioners are SpaceX employees.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 29

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Starbase will take partial control of beach near Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site

The deal between the new South Texas city and Cameron County mirrors a similar agreement with South Padre Island and requires a plan to combat beach erosion.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 24, 2025

SpaceX wins OK to build plant that creates liquid oxygen for rockets near South Texas beach

Cameron County commissioners approved the request this week over the objection of some residents and SpaceX critics.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 9, 2025

SpaceX Explosion Rocks Cameron County Community: Will It Affect Axiom Space Mission With NASA?

A SpaceX test explosion in Cameron County has locals on edge and raises questions about the upcoming Axiom Mission 4 with NASA. Can SpaceX keep its launch on track?

International Business Times UK · Jun 19, 2025

Starbase, the SpaceX site, is likely Texas’ next city. What happens next?

City leaders, who will be elected in May, will have just a short window to decide what services to provide, like police or fire, and how to tax residents.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 24, 2025

ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande Valley

Homeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.

Texas Observer · Mar 6, 2025

Three Texas Border Counties Exceeded Soot Pollution Standards But Avoid Consequences

Experts describe soot as the deadliest form of air pollution.

Latin Times · Jan 18, 2025

Brownsville Elected Officials Are Doing PR for Embattled LNG Megaproject

The mayor, county judge, and others are parroting talking points provided by liquefied natural gas developer NextDecade, as the company faces another legal hurdle.

Texas Observer · Dec 19, 2024

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The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024

Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX site in Texas into his own city

SpaceX has formally petitioned a Texas county to start the process for becoming a city

The Texas Tribune · Dec 12, 2024

SpaceX wants to turn its Texas launch site into a city

Citing all the work the company has put into the region, employees are requesting a special election in Cameron County to incorporate a city.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 15, 2024

“Actually innocent”: Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction, sending case to Texas high court

The Cameron County judge also found the state relied on false testimony during her capital murder trial, according to court documents.

Texas Observer · Nov 6, 2024

In the Rio Grande Valley, the Red Wave Makes Landfall

Perhaps it’s just Trump. Or perhaps Texas Democrats are doomed.

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Texas Observer · Oct 28, 2024

In the Rio Grande Valley, a Humbled GOP Battles with Democrats for the Center

Trumpian Republicans run left on abortion, border Dems sound more like national politicians, and both ignore crucial grassroots issues.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2024

Carlos Cascos, former Texas secretary of state and political leader in Rio Grande Valley, dies at 71

Cascos began his political career as a Democrat but later flipped to the Republican Party.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 16, 2024

State district judge recommends overturning Melissa Lucio’s death sentence

In a rare joint statement, the district attorney and the defense agreed that prosecutors withheld evidence that could point to a Rio Grande Valley woman’s innocence in the death of her toddler.

Texas Observer · Feb 14, 2024

Judge Dismisses Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student

For a third time, the Cameron County District Attorney's Office had asked for more time to pursue criminal charges against 11-year-old Timothy Murray.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

What to know about malaria after Texas’ first local case in 30 years

Texas’ first locally acquired case of malaria in 30 years was recently reported by health officials. The patient was diagnosed with the disease after working outdoors in South Texas’ Cameron County, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement Friday.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Elon Musk didn’t vote in the midterms despite telling followers to back Republicans, records show

Election records in Cameron County, Texas, show no record of the Twitter CEO voting in November’s midterms

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2022

Texas Supreme Court to hear state’s bid to toss political map challenge, but not until after primary

AUSTIN, Texas — The state’s bid to toss a legal challenge arguing last year’s GOP-led redistricting effort violated the Texas Constitution is headed to the state Supreme Court, which accepted the case Friday.

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