“Governor Abbott’s doctor prescribed Regeneron's monoclonal antibody therapy treatment, which is available at no cost to all Texans who get a doctor’s referral. It is recommended that Texans testing positive for COVID-19 seek this antibody therapeutic drug because of its effectiveness to help keep people out of hospitals.

For the first time in nearly six weeks, state officials said there were enough lawmakers present in the Texas House on Thursday for the chamber to conduct business — opening the door for the passage of the GOP priority elections bill that Democrats have been attempting to kill for the past several weeks by staying far away from the Capitol.

Catcher Conrado Diaz, who played for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team from 2019-21, signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol for the 2022 season on Wednesday.

The Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition covering Cameron and Willacy counties, in collaboration with Foot Works Harlingen, organized the first annual “Stomp Out Tobacco” 5K on Saturday, August 14th at the Harlingen Sports Park.

Driscoll Health Plan gave away 14,000 backpacks and other school supplies to students at 31 back to school events held across South Texas in July and August.

The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in our community now will depend on the percentage of COVID-19 strains that are delta variants and the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated.

The Edinburg City Council approved the issuance of a $23M certificated of obligation bonds dedicated to several major downtown improvement and revitalization projects

The US Census Bureau continues to release results of the 2020 Census.

 On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Mayor Pete Saenz attended the North American Development Bank’s Border Environmental Forum XXV in San Antonio, Texas.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented two convicted sex offenders from attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.