Are cases in Hidalgo County’s Probate Court being handled in a judicious fashion, or is work inside the court moving at a snail’s pace?There is nothing on paper to back this up, but according to at least three people recently contacted by The Advance News, some probate cases are lasting longer than three years to, well, probate.In a recent interview published March 28, 2022 by local TV station 23 (ValleyCentral.com), Probate Judge JoAnne Garcia said the main problem is the increase in probate cases filed since the start of the pandemic in 2020.In 2019, said the judge, there were a ...