Good morning, McAllen.

RioPlex leadership said the Mexico City trade mission drew 170 international delegates and 12 embassy representatives — surpassing expectations.

The event highlighted South Texas and Northern Tamaulipas’ rising economic footprint and set the stage for future missions to Taiwan and Canada.

FluidStack will invest in a new data center without incentives, so its entire investment will be taxable at market rates; local experts say the project could generate up to $600M per year in tax revenue + create numerous construction and operational jobs.

MEDC & Chamber of Commerce detailed plans at a quarterly stakeholders meeting to boost workforce development and offer AI certifications for local small businesses.

President Elizabeth Suarez outlined international recruitment trips and the launch of a new digital tool to support business operations.

Local leaders endorsed Thomas Ray Garcia during a campaign rally (The People for Public Schools) at Cine El Rey in McAllen today as he celebrated his 33rd birthday.

Garcia outlined plans to improve reading, math, career pathways, and mental health support ahead of Election Day.

UTRGV brothers Edgar and Eduardo Bello Gonzalez, competing as Team Dos Ojos, advanced to the finals at Zoho’s AI Hackathon to pitch an agricultural AI tool for crop stress monitoring; they will present their prototype Tuesday, Sept.

22 in Pleasanton (with a $15,000 top prize at stake).

Members of two local credit unions have been unable to access online banking since Tuesday because a third-party data center suffered a cooling system failure — customers can only use debit cards for transactions.

No timeline has been provided for restoring full service.

Alton and La Joya fire departments are planning an automatic aid agreement to boost response times after crews handled 78 fires last month, including a solar panel incident; the proposal (covering areas from Seven Mile Line to FM 490) now awaits a vote by La Joya commissioners.

A Mission family says daily allergy flare-ups have worsened since dust from TxDOT’s State Highway 107 expansion on Conway Avenue began — water trucks now spray the area all day as part of dust-control measures.