TBB Staff

A 59-year-old Mission woman with underlying medical conditions died Wednesday after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. She becomes the fourth person in the county to die after testing positive for this strain of coronavirus.

Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Hidalgo, Texas,

On the Senate passage of the COVID 3.5 bridge bill, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance, Amanda Ballantyne had this to say

A group chat about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a donation of more than $1,000 to the UTRGV Student Food Pantry and 1,000 face masks to two Rio Grande Valley police departments.

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) cosponsored bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) to support the energy industry by providing $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

The Hidalgo County Community Service Agency will receive funding for COVID-2019 Disaster Assistance under the CARES Act.

Necessary personal protection equipment (PPE), such as masks and face shields, have been increasingly scarce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lord today we declare that Covid-19 has no power or authority over our family and our community. We acknowledge it’s You, Sovereign Lord, that protects us and keeps us safe.

April is Community College Month, and South Texas College is celebrating its successes while continuing to build an even brighter future.

The coronavirus behind the current pandemic is scary, but ignorance about it is even scarier.