EDINBURG — Responding to an emergency request by Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez, the State of Texas early Sunday said it would be sending nurses from other parts of the state to bolster the staffing of at least one Hidalgo County hospital. “We have been monitoring our hospital capacity and have concluded that the medical workers who are working tirelessly in our community could use additional help,” Judge Cortez said Sunday morning. “Therefore, late Friday I asked the Governor and the State’s Emergency Management Operation for help by providing additional medical personnel. This is welcome relief at a time when ...