Experts talk about Valley’s water future
The Rio Grande Valley has made various innovations to maintain water resources given the region’s heavy reliance on
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SpaceX sends Starship into orbit from Boca Chica Beach in historic first
S paceX launched Starship Flight 14 from Boca Chica at 7:49 a.m. Monday for an attempt at its first orbital test flight, initially expected to last nearly 10 hours before a planned splashdown in the South Pacific far off the coast of Chile. It came close to not happening. Previou...
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UTRGV Medical Libraries expand resources
UTRGV Medical Libraries are expanding services and research resources for graduate health science students while making electronic resources The post UTRGV Medical Libraries expand resources appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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City Commission approves first qualifying project to use funds from SpaceX, Brownsville MOU
The city commission unanimously approved two infrastructure projects Tuesday that could add up to 18 million gallons of The post City Commission approves first qualifying project to use funds from SpaceX, Brownsville MOU appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Comisión de la ciudad aprueba el primer proyecto que califica para el uso de fondos de SpaceX, Brownsville MOU
La comisión de la ciudad aprobó por unanimidad dos proyectos de infraestructura el martes que podrán añadir hasta The post Comisión de la ciudad aprueba el primer proyecto que califica para el uso de fondos de SpaceX, Brownsville MOU appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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Men’s soccer prepping for home advantage
The UTRGV Men’s Soccer Team prepares to adapt for the start of the Ohio Valley Conference with an The post Men’s soccer prepping for home advantage appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
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WATCH: SpaceX launches 14th Starship flight test
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX officially launched its fourteenth flight test from Starbase on Monday morning. On Sept. 15, SpaceX announced the flight aimed to be the first to send Starship into orbit around Earth and deploy the Starlink VS 3 satellite into the conste...
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Vice President JD Vance to visit the Valley
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Vice President JD Vance will be visiting the Rio Grande Valley this week. He is expected to attend a Midterm Rally at the Harlingen Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Doors to the event open at 10 a.m. with the program beginning at noon. ...
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink V3 satellites to orbit on Starship
SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy rocket stands at Pad 2 at Starbase prior to the Starship Flight 14 mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is poised to send its Starship-Super Heavy rocket to orbit for the first time in program history on Monday, Sept. 28. The orbital launch attempt of the 1...
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Santa Rosa ISD hosts Ready, Set, Respond safety event
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Santa Rosa Independent School District partnered with American Cross first responders and the district police department to host an emergency preparedness event, "Ready, Set, Respond," on Saturday to educate and provide resources to help stu...
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Hidalgo County adopts $439M budget with lower tax rate
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hidalgo County Commissioners adopted a budget of more than $400 million for the 2027 fiscal year, including a lower tax rate than the previous fiscal year. On Sept. 22, during a regular meeting, the Commissioners Court adopted the general fund b...
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Attorney: Mom loses baby in crash with Border Patrol
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen attorney is demanding the footage of a La Grulla crash involving U.S. Border Patrol that hospitalized a family of five be released to the public. The attorney said a young mother who was hospitalized with injuries to her abdomen and ut...
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Next crew bound for the space station arrive in Florida
The four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission arrived onboard T-38 jets at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. Left to right: Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, Roscomos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, and NASA ast...