Special to the AdvanceHidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez, in his capacity as director of emergency management, issued a local state of disaster declaration related to damages the county sustained by Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm.Judge Cortez’s actions, which took effect immediately, followed a similar declaration issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday that affected 51 Texas counties, including Hidalgo County.“We actually fared quite well in this storm,” said Cortez. “The storm drainage infrastructure that we have been investing in proved worth the effort as several areas that have historically been prone to flooding did not suffer ...