ALAMO – A Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) senior’s essay was recently featured in the January/February 2021 issue of the Texas School Business Magazine.
The McAllen Bridge System announced that beginning on Monday, January 18, 2021, it will begin operating with expanded hours for empty southbound commercial trucks at Anzalduas International Bridge. On that day, hours of operation will be 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. everyday. Currently, hours of operation are 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The additional hours are intended to decongest and facilitate the rapid flow of southbound empty commercial traffic. With trade between the United States and Mexico fueling the economy between the two nations, the extended hours of operation will further solidify Anzalduas International Bridge as the preferred corridor for southbound empty commercial traffic.
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County businesses must reduce their operations to 50 percent capacity from 75 percent and Hidalgo County hospitals must hold off on elective surgical procedures under a new order issued Friday by Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez.
AUSTIN - T e x a s Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $783.2 million in local sales tax allocations for January, 2.6 percent more than in January 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly. And in case you're interested in how other Texas cities compared for the same reporting period, January 2020 vs. January 2021, Austin was down 1.87 percent, Brownsville up 15.68 percent, Dallas down 6.71 percent, El Paso up 1.42 percent, Houston down 4.12 percent, Laredo down 3.77 percent, and San Antonio up 1.52 percent.
Over 50 cases of the more contagious, mutated coronavirus strain first detected in the UK have been identified across the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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