EDINBURG – After consulting with local health experts and local mayors, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez on Wednesday signed amended safety orders that prohibits door-todoor Halloween activities, but provides for city-sanctioned drive-by celebrations such as trunk or treat. The amended orders by Judge Cortez also offer guidance, based on guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, for upcoming holidays such as Dia de los Muertos, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The amended order shall go into effect at one minute past midnight tonight, October 21, and shall remain in effect unless modified or rescinded.
“Public safety, particularly the safety of our ...