Letter to Cameron County: The People Urge You to Reject the Rio Grande LNG Tax Abatement

October 16, 2020 To: County Judge Eddie Trevino, Jr. Commissioner Sofia Benavides Commissioner David A. Garza Commissioner Gus Ruiz Commissioner Joey Lopez Subject: The People Urge You to Reject the Rio Grande LNG Tax Abatement Dear Judge Trevino and Commissioners, We, the undersigned organizations from across the Rio Grande Valley, write in opposition to any […]

#NoRacistIdols in the Rio Grande Valley

On June 17, 2020, the monument to white supremacy, also known as the Jefferson Davis Memorial, was finally taken down in Brownsville, TX, after more than four years of protesting led by the Frontera Progressives organization and community members from across the Rio Grande Valley region. The voting decision by Brownsville City Commission to remove the […]

Rio Grande Valley Native Lands Under Threat by LNG Companies

Originally posted on Texas Sierra Club November 21, 2016 By Bekah Hinojosa I can trace back my mother’s Tejano and indigenous family more than six generations to a tiny cemetery in the Rio Grande Valley community called Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz. On my father’s side in another Valley town, I can trace back four generations. The Valley […]

#RootsBreakWalls Screenprint & Wheatpaste Workshop

#RootsBreakWalls Screenprint & Wheatpaste Workshop On July 4, 2019, Another Gulf Is Possible partnered with local Valley artist Josue Ramirez and community members to do something different. We skipped the parades and fireworks and gathered to celebrate our Rio Grande Valley community and culture. This event was open to community members of all ages. […]

LNG and SpaceX should not be neighbors

LNG and SpaceX should not be neighbors For the last four years, the Save RGV from LNG coalition, and partner organizations in South Texas have been organizing to prevent the permitting and construction of three proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals: Rio Grande LNG, Texas LNG, and Annova LNG and pipelines. These LNG terminals […]