San Juan, TX–– Local Rio Grande Valley (RGV) restaurant, Wing Barn, is now open in San Juan, TX. They will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, February 6, 2021 from 10:30 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST. Media is invited to attend. Wing Barn San Juan is located at 707 IH 2, Suite 100, San Juan, TX, 78589.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to today’s announced White House actions on climate change, Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President of Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, made the following statement:

PHARR - PSJA Early College High School Sophomore Angelina Mata placed 4th in the 2nd Annual Rio Grande Valley Visual Art Contest, which took place on, Jan. 23, 2021.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – UTRGV’s Dr. Michelle Lopez, the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the Rio Grande Valley back in December, today received her second dose and is among the first group of fully vaccinated people in the region.

Newswise — Rutgers was the second-largest Phase 3 clinical research trial site for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, which applied for emergency use authorization today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The site, based at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, enrolled 840 participants from the university community and throughout New Jersey.

UTRGV’s Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools program continues to make a lasting mark in preserving Rio Grande Valley history

Hidalgo County uses the case status definition provided by the Texas Department of State Health Service’s 2020 Epi Case Criteria Guide revised November 2020. 1. Confirmed: A person who has tested positive through a molecular or PCR (oral or nasal swabs) test that looks for the presence of the virus’s genetic material. 2. Probable: A person who meets presumptive laboratory evidence through detection of COVID-19 by antigen test in a respiratory specimen. 3. Suspect: A person who meets supported laboratory evidence through detection of specific antibodies in serum, plasma, whole body, and no prior history of being confirmed or probable case.

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, February 23, 2021 as the date for special runoff election

The Texas Judiciary announced today that Texas judges have held over one million court hearings via Zoom.

Newswise — Global emissions of a potent substance notorious for depleting the Earth’s ozone layer – the protective barrier which absorbs the Sun’s harmful UV rays – have fallen rapidly and are now back on the decline, according to new research.