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McAllen has opened three air-conditioned cooling centers at Lark Community Center, Las Palmas Community Center, and Palm View Community Center to help residents beat the brutal summer heat — hours vary by location and the city partnered with Reliant Energy to provide water, snacks, and activities.

RioPlex executive director Mario Reyna announced the region will host the Mexico City International Business Summit on Sept. 9–10, where 200 attachés will meet to boost trade links. The event follows Amazon’s opening of a 62,000 sqft delivery station in Brownsville & trade missions linking local growers with international markets.

Pharr broke ground Wednesday on a $50 million multi-use facility to support city operations and public events in the Rio Grande Valley — construction is expected to take two years.

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