Concerned about rising COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations related to the virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez ordered a temporary curfew for the New Year’s holiday weekend for everyone age 17 and under.

Today marked the first day UTRGV started the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Mercedes and Harlingen to continue its commitment of vaccinating the Rio Grande Valley.

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is excited and honored to announce H-E-B as its 2020 ‘Donor of the Year’. While H-E-B has a storied history of partnering with the Food Bank RGV to serve the community, H-E-B provided even more support than ever before during the past year.

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents arrested a convicted sex offender on Christmas Eve while he was attempting to enter the United States illegally.

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.

The Women’s Council of Realtors McAllen Network has honored Edwards Abstract and Title Co. as the 2020 Strategic Partner of the Year. The title insurance company has supported the organization for over two decades. During 2020, Edwards chose to invest in WCR as a Diamond Sponsor, the highest level of support.

Keep McAllen Beautiful and the City of McAllen Parks & Recreation Department have recently brought together several board members to be the inaugural board of a newly established Keep McAllen Beautiful Tree Advisory Committee.

Texas was originally part of Mexico, achieving independence as the Republic of Texas in 1836. The United States acquired the area of Texas through annexation and Texas was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1845, as the 28th state. At the time of statehood, Texas included part of present-day Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

Several Rio Grande Valley law enforcement agencies working together stopped six human smuggling attempts, apprehending 64 subjects in these events alone and all occurring in less than 48 hours during the Christmas holidays.

A new record: Just days after Christmas, Texas has reported more than 11,300 people hospitalized with the coronavirus. Hospitalizations haven’t reached this high since an earlier peak in the summer.