TBB Staff

Twenty-two residents have died today due to COVID-19 complications, while 404 learned they have tested positive for the virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Thursday. This brings the total number of positive cases to 19,103.

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today announced that $1.1 billion in Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) funds have been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support Texas nursing facilities that provide care for individuals receiving Medicaid.

Today brings the Department of Labor’s weekly unemployment claims report.

Thomas Ward is the owner of the popular Orlando-based restaurant Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa. He has two locations that serve up award-winning barbecue to hungry customers eager to sample his brisket and ribs.

McAllen Police Officers are asking the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman.

After Tropical Storm Isaias left thousands without power, many who are turning to generators are using them unsafely.

Governor Greg Abbott today held a roundtable at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center on Texas' approach to flu season as the state and the country continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Tuesday, July 28, the HELP for Small Business committee reviewed the most recent applications and approved seven local businesses for the loan.

Several Rio Grande Valley cities and counties were awarded a total of $1,689,295 in another round of federal grants to help public housing authorities recover from the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today.

The American Red Cross began providing financial assistance and recovery planning to eligible households damaged from Hurricane Hanna on August 5, 2020. This program will serve households whose residences sustained major damage or were destroyed.