A small group of mostly SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area around the SpaceX rocket testing and launch site near Brownsville as the City of Starbase.

Trump has vowed punishing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, which are Texas’ biggest international trading partners.

Citing all the work the company has put into the region, employees are requesting a special election in Cameron County to incorporate a city.

Two events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday made clear Texas officials will work with the Trump administration on immigration.

Two events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday made clear Texas officials will work with the Trump administration on immigration.

“We have 13 million acres around the state, and if there’s something that meets the federal government’s needs, we want them to be able to utilize that,” Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said.

“We have 13 million acres around the state, and if there’s something that meets the federal government’s needs, we want them to be able to utilize that,” Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said.

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The president-elect was in South Texas to witness a test flight at SpaceX, whose founder, Elon Musk, is co-leading Trump’s government efficiency commission.

The Tribune’s rural symposium highlighted the challenges the state’s far-flung regions face — and the opportunities they offer.

McALLEN — A few dozen people wandered throughout Kreative Grounds Cafe Thursday, studying the displays by local artists on the walls.