A ‘thorn forest’ once covered 1 million acres in the Rio Grande Valley. This man is trying to bring it back
Restoring even a fraction of the Tamaulipan thorn forest could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.
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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. Restoring even a fraction of ...
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Texas’ Rio Grande Valley didn’t see last week’s historic storms coming
Big storms have hit the Rio Grande Valley region in South Texas before. The most recent in Saldaña’s memory was 2018. March ...
IBWC head identifies pinch points while surveying flood damage in Rio Grande Valley
The head of the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission came to the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday to survey flood ...
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US withholding water from Mexico to address debt, official says
The United States is holding back water payments to Mexico in order to send a message, the U.S. International Boundary and ...
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NWS: Valley sees historic rainfall of 20 inches
A historic storm that moved through the Rio Grande Valley last Thursday broke records dating back to the last century.
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North Texas sends relief to aid deadly Rio Grande Valley flooding
North Texas is sending relief to victims of historic and deadly flooding along the Rio Grande. Major Frankie Zuniga with the ...
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FEMA to visit the Rio Grande Valley Wednesday
County officials are working together to bring resources to residents after Thursday’s historic storm. Parts of Cameron County were significantly affected ...
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South Texas Food Bank races to aid Rio Grande Valley after severe flooding
After heavy rain and floods hit the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas Food Bank offers aid, fresh produce and essentials to ...
IKEA is opening its first store south of San Antonio. But it's not what you think
IKEA is set to open a new small-format store in Pharr Town Center, its first in the Rio Grande Valley and south of San ...
NWS says spring precipitation in Valley a 'toss-up'
With much of the Rio Grande Valley still wringing itself out from last week's historic rainfall, the National Weather Servic/RGV station has issued its outlook for April through June. While the NWS ...
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Novelist explains his approach — or lack thereof — to capturing the borderlands in literature
A piece in the Border Chronicle called “Uncanny Rio Grande Valley" was a book review of sorts, reflecting on the ways that ...