South Padre, Texas Officials Worried About Potential FEMA Cuts June 19, 2025 By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune In the wake of the Trump administration’s announced plans to cut back on federal disaster spending, South Padre Island officials...
Space X Workers in South Texas Approve Measure to Incorporate Area as a New City May 5, 2025 By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune and Lauren McGaughy, Texas Newsroom Elon Musk’s wish to create his own city just came true. On Saturday, voters living around SpaceX’s rocket testing and...
Severe Storms Ravage South Texas, Leaving 3 Dead and Hundreds Stranded March 31, 2025 By Valerie Gonzalez and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped...
South Texas Town Lifts Boil Water Notice After 11 Days October 24, 2024 By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune McALLEN — Laredo residents are free to use their water after an 11-day boil-water notice expired earlier this week. City...
South Texas City in Boil-Water Notice After E. coli Traces Found in Water System October 16, 2024 By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune McALLEN — Laredo entered its sixth day of a citywide water boil notice after traces of E. coli were discovered...
SpaceX Faces Concerns Over Environment Damage in South Texas September 4, 2024 By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune BOCA CHICA — It wasn’t just a day at the beach. But it never is on this small strip of...
Court Orders Regulators to Fix Process, Reconsider Gas Export Projects in South Texas August 9, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune McALLEN — A federal court struck down a regulatory agency’s authorization of two controversial, multi-billion-dollar gas export projects in far...