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City Commissioner Ruben J. Saldana’s weekly reports come from a spirit of transparency and willingness to share information in hopes it forms more informed opinions. “A lack of information leads […]

“The Dome” that arises at the end of Vermont Avenue in Mercedes is a facility for sports and games. The building’s essential purpose, however, is one that is defined and […]

Texas Avenue is growing and developing around De La Garza Bakery and Cake Shop on Texas Avenue in Mercedes. A new McDonald’s restaurant has been open for about a year […]

Rene Moreno is from the real-life school of “where’s there’s a will, there’s a way,” holding forth in the office of his multi-service auto body shop. The Southern Style Motor […]

Marisa de Leon grew up the daughter of baby boomers, listening to the music of the Beatles and knowing from an early age how “music is woven into our identity.” […]

The ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of NRG Screen Printing And Embroidery drew a who’s who of Mercedes. The mayor was there, as was the general manager of the Rio […]

The business sign of a Mercedes mainstay – Elsy’s Jewelry – had faded over the years along its location on Texas Avenue between Expressway 83 and downtown. Emma Adame has […]

Sumera Shaheen and her husband Qadin Siddiqui are Brownsville residents – for now – but their business interests have a decidedly Mid-Valley and Mercedes tilt. Quadin owns the Q&A Food […]

Jackie Valdez’s office is mobile and can be found anywhere from South Padre Island to Mission and upstate to San Marcos. These communities and many others in Texas have been […]

Mario Salazar’s Bare Knuckle Tattoos & Barbershop business is on Texas Avenue but located a bit out of view on the city’s main thoroughfare to Expressway 83. In business since […]