What a contrast. A month ago, 46 COVID-positive patients occupied hospital beds in Hidalgo County. This Monday, Aug. 9, according to Ivan Melendez, the county’s medical director (Health Authority), that number had jumped to almost 400, approximately a 10-fold increase, AKA, a thousand percent.
WASHINGTON - Recently, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $1,250,338 for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s (UTRGV) South Texas Industrial Assessment Center (ST-IAC). This initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a larger $60 million nationwide investment for university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs).
McALLEN — The City of McAllen Purchasing Department has once again – for the fourth time in a row! – earned the Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award. The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement recognizes organizational excellence in public and non-profit procurement. The City of McAllen Purchasing Department received this award back in 2018, 2019 and in 2020.
PHARR – During its regularly scheduled board meeting Monday night, the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution requesting that Governor Greg Abbott allow local school districts to make local decisions regarding COVID-19 .
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