AUSTIN – The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas called on state and local officials Wednesday to reveal the names and locations of nursing homes where cases and/or deaths from COVID-19 have been confirmed.
EDINBURG – Forty-five days after he issued a Declaration of Local Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez began the process of easing restrictions and placing the county on a cautious path toward reopening local businesses and reviving the local economy.
PHARR - A sophomore in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) has been accepted to the University of Notre Dame’s highly competitive Summer Scholars Program. Elijah Hernandez, a PSJA North Early College High School student, will be participating in the Law course this summer.
EDINBURG – In an effort to respond, recover and rebuild in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hidalgo County has launched the Hidalgo Cares website (www.HidalgoCares.org).
In response to the Local State of Disaster due to Public Health Emergency, Hidalgo County Commissioners Court is requiring all county employees to wear mouth and nose coverings. Additionally, the county will now require the general public to also wear a mouth and nose covering when visiting county facilities including county parking lots.
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