Cameron County

Space X rockets at the launch pad at the company's South Texas site on Oct. 20, 2021. A May election will decide whether the site becomes the state's newest city.

County judge approves election to decide whether SpaceX launch site will become a city

If a majority of the roughly 500 residents living around the South Texas site vote yes in May, Starbase will be the state’s newest city.

The fence line bordering Cameron County's South Texas EcoTourism Center and a parcel of land that SpaceX is offering to Texas Parks and Wildlife in a land exchange deal.

Environment & Natural Resources

Cameron County now supports giving public land to SpaceX in state exchange deal

Gaige Davila

In a letter, Cameron County's judge said giving SpaceX 43 acres of Boca Chica State Park was in the interest of 'safeguarding' the land.

The launch pad for SpaceX's Starship is seen behind the dune line on Boca Chica Beach.

Environment & Natural Resources

SpaceX beach closures case will return to Cameron County court

Gaige Davila

Groups challenging the constitutionality of beach closures for SpaceX will have a chance to see their case tried in a Cameron County court that initially dismissed their lawsuit.

Government/Politics

Where, when and how to vote in the May election in the Rio Grande Valley

Gaige Davila

Election Day is Saturday, May 6.

Border & Immigration

Scorched border counties downstream of depleted Falcon Lake face ‘threat of imminent disaster’

Pablo De La Rosa

Two county judges in the Rio Grande Valley issued declarations of disaster this week in response to the increasingly severe water shortage and ongoing drought in the region.

A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen before SpaceX's Elon Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas U.S. September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Science & Technology

Cameron County gives roads, official support to SpaceX as opposition to company grows

Gaige Davila

Cameron County commissioners unanimously voted to support SpaceX's plans to launch the largest rocket ever made.

En Español

Blog en vivo de RGV COVID-19: 15 nuevos casos positivos y 34 hospitalizaciones el condado de Hidalgo

Texas Public Radio le brinda información actualizada sobre el COVID-19 en el Valle del Río Grande y en el área de San Antonio. Puede encontrar las últimas noticias en español en “TPR Noticias" aquí.

COVID-19 active cases in Hidalgo County over the last 30 days

Border & Immigration

RGV COVID-19 live blog: 15 new positive cases and 34 hospitalizations in Hidalgo County

Texas Public Radio is providing COVID-19 updates and information for the Rio Grande Valley and the San Antonio area. You can read news stories in Spanish under "TPR Noticias: COVID-19" here.

Sara Stapleton-Barrera, a Democratic candidate for Senate District 27, reacts to voting results at a watch party in Brownsville surrounded by family and friends.

Government/Politics

Results: RGV 2022 March Primary Election

Find results on Congressional District 15, 34 and more.

Monoclonal therapy treatment doses at a Department of State Health Services infusion center in Brownsville, Texas.

Border & Immigration

Healthcare workers on the border expect omicron wave as therapy supplies decline

Pablo De La Rosa

Healthcare workers on the Texas-Mexico border are concerned about the incoming wave of omicron, and they report a very low supply of the therapy that could keep infected individuals out of hospitals.