Promoting Rio South Texas as a unified economic region rather than a collection of individual communities is central to attracting new manufacturing investment, Rick Carrera, director of economic development for COSTEP, the Council for South Texas Economic Progress, said during a presentation to the Clúster Eléctrico-Electrónico de Tamaulipas.

Nighttime pavement repairs and a full closure of the westbound I-2 frontage road between FM 2220 (Ware Road) and Bentsen Road in McAllen are planned this week, Aug. 11–14, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during a visit to Moore Air Base in Texas on Aug. 10.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined a vision for artificial intelligence in an Aug. 10 essay, arguing that personal superintelligence should be widely available rather than concentrated among a small number of companies, governments or institutions.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited the Port of Brownsville on Aug. 4, meeting with the Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners, port leadership, elected officials, industry representatives, education partners and other stakeholders during an industry roundtable focused on the region's expanding role in the nation's energy sector.

Governor Greg Abbott announced that EdgeConneX and Stream Data Centers will comply with the standards and guidelines he established for data centers.

Gov. Greg Abbott is proposing legislation that would change how electricity is sold in Austin and San Antonio by opening the cities’ markets to competing providers and restricting the use of municipal utility revenue to support city government operations.

In a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Cornyn outlined concerns raised by a bipartisan group of Texas border sheriffs and county judges, private landowners and Big Bend park advocates regarding federal plans for border barriers in the region.

Lin’s Grand Buffet is preparing to open its second McAllen location on Friday, Aug. 28, bringing nearly 100 new jobs to the Rio Grande Valley community as the restaurant expands in the city where the company originated.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 2.4 points in July to 99.8, rising above its 52-year average of 98.0.