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1498299 GUERRERO, NANCY YAJAYRA 966090 Hernandez, Ezequiel 414499 HERNANDEZ, GERARDO FERN 1300704 HERNANDEZ, JESUS DUENA 1498336 HERNANDEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 1498358 HERNANDEZ, RUBEN 1498300 HUERTA, JUAN ANTONIO 1469474 JIMENEZ, JUAN IGNACIO 1498352 JONES, SYDNEY JO 1498278 LOPEZ, STEPHANIE NICOLE 1498362 MACHUCA, LAURA JOSEFINA WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Filemon Vela (TX-34), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) sent a letter urging Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, and Assistant Secretary Robert Kadlec requesting adequate medical supplies for state and local health departments, and coordinating labs in the form of testing kits, reagents and personal protective equipment (PPE).

The Hidalgo County Elections Department will not be conducting a May 2, 2020 election for any political subdivision, said Hidalgo County Elections Administrator Yvonne Ramon.

EDINBURG - DHR Health is expanding its expertise in cardiac care through the formation of the DHR Health Structural Heart, Valve and Endovascular Institute, the first in the Rio Grande Valley to offer comprehensive treatments, including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip Procedure) and the Left Atrial Appendage Closure (WATCHMAN). With heart disease affecting 48 percent of adults in America, Norman Ramirez, M.D., F.A.C.C., Chief Medical Officer and Physician Executive (Heart and Vascular Institute) at DHR Health, is pleased that individuals in the Rio Grande Valley who suffer from AFib, Mitral Regurgitation, Severe Aortic Stenosis, will now have a variety of options for treatment.