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Thurs., October 1, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
Thurs., October 1, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding the public that the State of Disaster Declaration in response to COVID-19 remains in effect, and includes the waiver of expiration dates for commercial driver licenses (CDL).
EDINBURG – Thirty-one more people in Hidalgo County died from COVID-19 related complications and 115 more have tested positive, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Monday. These numbers reflect a three-day total since health officials began taking weekends off two weeks ago for the first time since local infections began.
EDINBURG – Public and private schools in Hidalgo County are strongly encouraged, but not mandated, to delay on-campus instruction until at least October 25, Hidalgo County Health Authority Ivan Melendez, M.D. said in new health orders aimed at mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic locally.
PHARR — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility thwarted a smuggling attempt of alleged cocaine and methamphetamine worth $4,046,000 in a commercial shipment of fresh produce arriving from Mexico. CBP Field Operations also seized $536,000 worth of alleged cocaine hidden in a commercial passenger bus and in pickup truck.
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