U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) that entities in the Rio Grande Valley so far have been allocated $530 million in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress.

The City of Pharr held its annually planned Pharr First Responders Festival this past weekend, making the switch from a traditional festival to a drive-thru event, given the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors have chosen Bert Ogden Arena as its August Featured Business of the Month for their commitment to serving their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Texas Southmost College graduated more than 400 students, including the first dual credit cohort, during TSC’s first-ever Virtual Commencement Ceremony on July 31 that was live streamed and broadcast via Facebook Live.

Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville has been named a recipient of the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for 2020, continuing to demonstrate the hospital’s commitment to delivering safe, high-quality patient care.

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue two subjects in distress near the U.S. riverbank.

Since Saturday, agents intercepted more than 700 pounds of marijuana.

Today, IDEA Public Schools in the Rio Grande Valley welcomed thousands of students for the 2020 – 21 school year via virtual learning.

As Hidalgo County surpassed the 20,000 mark for positive cases, 22 people died due to complications related to COVID-19 and 407 people tested positive for the virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Monday.

Today, the U.S. Chamber led a Day of Action, organizing supporters to urge Congress to pass temporary, targeted liability protection for businesses, schools, and universities to get people back to work, students back to school, and our economy moving again.