Fear the Fourth
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
Remember when July 4 was cause for celebration? Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case this year. Not with Covid-19 exploding in Hidalgo County.
News
Three more people died from complications related to COVID-19; 248 people test positive for the virus
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
EDINBURG — Three more people have died as a result of complications related to COVID-19, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Monday. This comes as 248 people learned they tested positive for the virus bringing the total number of known positive cases is now 3,542.
Texans struggle to find work in the Rio Grande Valley, where unemployment has nearly tripled
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
Sandra Santos has been doing everything she can to find a job since she was laid off in mid-March from working in the billing and collections department of an ambulance service in the Rio Grande Valley.
Reps. Gonzalez and Vela Urge Gov. to send National Guard to the RGV to assist with COVID-19 Cases
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) urged Governor Greg Abbott to immediately assign National Guard forces to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) to address the spiraling COVID-19 crisis in the region.
$3.5 million small business grant program approved for businesses affected by COVID-19
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
Hidalgo County Commissioners Court approved $3.5 million in CARES Act funding to go towards the creation of the Hidalgo County CARES Small Business Grant Program designed to assist businesses with monies related to the cost of business interruption caused by the required closure related to the COVID-19 pandemic.