Hidalgo County Health Authority tests positive for COVID-19
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
Dr. Ivan Melendez, the Hidalgo County Health Authority, has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Reps. Gonzalez and Vela Urge Gov. to send National Guard to the RGV to assist with COVID-19 Cases
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) urged Governor Greg Abbott to immediately assign National Guard forces to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) to address the spiraling COVID-19 crisis in the region.
$3.5 million small business grant program approved for businesses affected by COVID-19
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
Hidalgo County Commissioners Court approved $3.5 million in CARES Act funding to go towards the creation of the Hidalgo County CARES Small Business Grant Program designed to assist businesses with monies related to the cost of business interruption caused by the required closure related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CBP Officers Seize $100,025 in Unreported U.S. Currency
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
RIO GRANDE CITY — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry recently seized $100,025 in bulk, unreported U.S. currency.
RGV BP Agents Disrupt Drug Smuggling Attempts, Agent Assaulted
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:00am
EDINBURG — During a failed marijuana smuggling event, a subject becomes combative with a Border Patrol agent.