Gaige Davila
Reporter, Rio Grande ValleyGaige Davila is a reporter for Texas Public Radio's Border and Immigration Desk, working from his hometown, Port Isabel, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley.
He started his journalism career freelancing at the Port Isabel-South Padre Press as a senior in high school. Then, while attending the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where he graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in English and another in political science, he became a staff writer for The Paisano, the independent student newspaper for the UTSA community. Gaige wrote for the Paisano for nearly four years, working his way up to News Editor before graduating. After a semester in the Archer Fellowship Program in Washington, D.C., Gaige moved back to San Antonio as a staff writer for the San Antonio Heron, a nonprofit news organization covering downtown San Antonio’s urban development. He then moved back home, taking over the Port Isabel-South Padre Press as editor. Gaige was hired by Texas Public Radio in 2021 as part of the newsroom's effort to extend coverage in the Rio Grande Valley.
His writing has appeared in Red Star Magazine, the San Antonio Current and the San Benito News. Gaige’s reporting has been featured in the Texas Standard, The Monocle Magazine and "The True Story of the Queen Isabella Causeway Collapse" podcast and documentary.
When he's not reporting, Gaige trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu across the Rio Grande Valley, draws tattoo flash, and reads too many books at the same time.
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The Rio Grande Valley has long been a Democratic stronghold in Texas. Republicans invested heavily there but didn't see major gains. Still, marginal progress has Democrats worried. -
El Demócrata Vicente González derrota a la Republicana Mayra Flores para ganar el competitivo Distrito 34 del sur de Texas.
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Democrat Vincente Gonzalez has been elected to represent Texas 34th congressional district after receiving 10,000 more votes than incumbent Mayra Flores.
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“It’s scary, it’s dark and no young girls should be exposed to this.” Lawsuit filed against former Mayra Flores staffer for sexual assault. Hidalgo County GOP Chair named in suit as co-conspirator.
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El comité destinado a ayudar a las colonias del sur de Texas no se formó, no hay ningún reporte.
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For more than a year, state legislators have failed to follow a mandate to form a committee meant to address the needs of South Texas colonias.
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Aron Lionel Peña III, a former district director for Congresswoman Mayra Flores’ congressional office and Texas GOP staffer, has been accused of sexual harassment from multiple women — including some who work in GOP organizations and campaigns. Peña denies the allegations.
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The Republican Party of Texas has responded to allegations that a former staffer for Congresswoman Mayra Flores, Aron Peña, has been accused of repeated sexual harassment of staff members.
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La exhibición titulada “Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields” (Dolores Huerta: Revolución en los campos) rastrea la vida de Huerta desde maestra hasta organizadora laboral y utiliza fotografías serigrafiadas, texto y una APP de gran calidad para contar la historia de Huerta en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Brownsville.
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El primer caso de viruela del mono o símica llegó al Rio Grande Valley, anunciaron el martes funcionarios de salud del condado de Cameron.
