On Monday, June 23, the Valley Metro Zapata Express Route was officially launched, connecting Rio Grande City, Zapata and Laredo. The bus will operate from Monday to Friday. Fares ...

Zapata now has transit routes from Rio Grande City to Laredo and points in between, following the launch of a regional transit connection through the Valley Metro Zapata Express route. The ...

The Council for South Texas Economic Progress wants to map out an automotive industry cluster for the Rio South Texas region.

When City Council members met last week in Laredo, an 18th century Spanish frontier town and the largest South Texas city on the Rio Grande, it was their turn to craft a response.

Laredoans are speaking out as armored vehicles and tanks are now visible along the Rio Grande, intended to support border ...

About 260,000people live in Laredo, Texas, ... It’s bound for the thirstiest users in this entire system: the lush cropland and sprawling boomtowns of Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Since its founding in 1755, Laredo has relied on the Rio Grande for water. What centuries ago was a small Spanish outpost is now a city of 250,000 people. Nuevo Laredo, across the river in Mexico ...