In December 1836 the Texas Congress, heady from victory against Mexico, claimed the republic’s boundaries included “the mouth of the Rio Grande, thence up the principal stream of said river to ...

A school flag found at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley campus in Brownsville on Oct. 19, 2021. (Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune, Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune) EDINBURG, Texas – The ...

Edinburg, part of the Rio Grande Valley along the southern border, has long been considered a Democratic stronghold in Texas. However, Trump swept nearly every border county.

This year, the Valley’s last sugarcane factory closed due to low water levels in the Rio Grande. As water resources dwindle, the futures of many farmworkers are at stake.

Chad Thompson, from Albuquerque, celebrates after tossing a 16 pound sheaf over 34 feet, 6 inch bar with a pitchfork. This was during the sheaf toss at the Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival, at ...

In Texas’ southern tip, where Herrera is from, the Rio Grande Valley was safely Democratic for almost a century. But in the 2024 presidential election, Trump flipped all four counties that make ...

A valley, however, this area is not, at least in a strictly topographical sense. If you had to give the place a more accurate name, you’d probably go with the Rio Grande Delta or the Rio Grande ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for four counties in the Rio Grande Valley following severe storms that triggered widespread flooding across the region late last week ...

The Rio Grande Valley was once covered in forest. One man is trying to bring it back. The Tamaulipan thornforest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border with Mexico.

The site—called La Sal del Rey, or “The King’s Salt”—is one of few publicly accessible salt lakes in South Texas, all located within the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

The Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival celebrates the seven Celtic nations: Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Brittany, Isle of Mann, Cornwall, and Galicia. The festival will feature Highland and Irish danc… ...

A 1944 water-sharing treaty between the United States and Mexico is back in the spotlight and Rio Grande Valley farms are hanging in the balance. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.