If you’re looking for Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez to downplay the threat of COVID-19, or to make you feel warm and cozy during these difficult times, you’ve come to the wrong guy. In fact, last week, Cortez said he has taken heat from some people for using the word “tsunami” to describe the coronavirus, but doesn’t think this is any time to sugarcoat things. If using “tsunami,” which is indeed a terrifying force of nature, to describe this new virus that has caused a global pandemic, said Cortez, and is already soaring in Hidalgo County (a 300-percent increase in the ...