EDINBURG – After consulting with local health care experts who cited Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that bars remain a high-risk venue for the spread of COVID-19, as well as speaking with the mayors of the county’s 22 municipalities, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has decided it is premature to allow bars in the county to reopen.
PHARR - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) recently hosted virtual speech and debate tournaments to continue to provide students with enriching extracurricular opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AUSTIN — On the start of early voting, the Secretary of State reported a net of 1.3 million Texans have registered to vote since November 2018 and 1.9 million have registered since November 2016. With natural changes in the voting rolls, the Texas Democratic Party estimates nearly 3 million new voters have been added since 2016.
ROMA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers Roma Port of Entry recently seized more than $838,000 in unreported currency concealed in a vehicle during an outbound examination.
AUSTIN -Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $751.5 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 2.8 percent less than in October 2019. These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.
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