EDINBURG — Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr. Ivan Melendez has extended a mandatory mask mandate for all area public and private schools after consulting with the superintendents of local school districts and the medical community.“Based on all the information I have gathered, including polling 135 doctors and many area superintendents, 100 percent of those polled want the mandate to continue,” Dr. Melendez said during an hour-long meeting on Oct. 13 with area superintendents. “The mandate should be continued until vaccines are available to everyone,” he said.The mandate was initially ordered by Dr. Melendez in his capacity as Health Authority on ...