Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has tested positive for COVID-19, he said Thursday morning. The 77-year-old Cortez has worked from home for most of the pandemic and learned of his positive test after a family member tested positive. He is asymptomatic and said he is feeling fine, but will self-isolate per county policy.
EDINBURG – An online dashboard that offers COVID-19 statistics and is located within the Hidalgo County website will transition to a new format and may go off-line temporarily this week to conform to changes being made at the state level for release of statistical information.
AUSTIN - T e x a s Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $790.3 million tax allocations in local sales for December, 3.7 percent less than in December 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly.
EDINBURG – State health officials have alerted local authorities that the COVID-19 vaccines are now headed to Hidalgo County and will be sent to two distribution centers – the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medical School and Doctors Hospital Renaissance – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Sunday.
MISSION – A 30-year-old Mission man pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a child, Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez, Jr. announced Friday.
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