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.

Laredo College President Ricardo J. Solis welcomed members of the Laredo Rotary Charitable Foundation, Inc. to the historic Ft. McIntosh Campus on Wednesday, Feb. 3

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrest three illegal aliens who were discovered to have previous convictions for sexual assault.

The Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) announces today that 18 schools have been named to the 2019–2020 Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll for its high achievement in student success.

“If you can walk with the crowd and keep your virtue or walk with Kings – nor lose the common touch…Yours is the earth and everything that’s in it.” That passage from Rudyard Kipling’s (1865-1936) famous poem, “If”, certainly applies to Mario Lizcano, Administrator of Corporate Affairs, DHR Health, who was recently chosen by the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce as Man of the Year 2020.

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement discover a stash house containing 28 illegal aliens in Edinburg, Texas.

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, calling for the deployment of the Texas National Guard to help border communities with the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines.