WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is launching a streamlined application portal to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans $150,000 or less through participating lenders to apply for forgiveness directly through the SBA.

For many months, we've been telling our supporters that our cages are filling faster than we are able to provide lifesaving outcomes.

The Laredo College Leadership, Excellence and Academic Preparation in STEM (LEAPS) Summer Bridge Program provided 55 incoming Laredo College freshmen who participated an array of hands-on, full-filled STEM activities.

EDINBURG – There is still time to apply for rental assistance if you are a qualifying Hidalgo County resident who has been adversely affected by COVID-19 as a Federal Eviction Moratorium reaches its’ deadline on Saturday, July 31.

EDINBURG, TX –Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested three migrant gang members with criminal history.

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents have logged 845 migrants within 24-hours, as apprehensions along the Rio Grande of south Texas prove another busy month in July.

EDINBURG, TX– Smugglers’ reckless tactics risk migrant lives and cause damage to property. Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents alongside Roma Police Department officers approached an apartment suspected of harboring illegally present migrants. Upon arrival, law enforcement authorities noticed the front window was open and saw blankets spread out across the floor. Agents discovered 17 migrants from the countries of Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. No caretaker was identified.

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement responding to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's letter regarding Executive Order GA-37, which restricts the transportation of unlawful migrants in Texas due to COVID-19.

'Come and get me': Defiant Republicans react to 'insane' orders for Capitol Police to arrest House staff who refuse to comply with mask mandate

The effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt throughout Hidalgo County, and the recent arrival of the Delta variant has doctors urging residents to get vaccinated and wear their masks. A new Public Service Announcement featuring Dr. Marissa Gomez-Martinez from Doctors Hospital at Renaissance drives that message home.