Another 35 residents have died due to complications related to COVID-19 and 651 people learned they have tested positive for the virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Wednesday. This brings the total number of positive cases to 9,244.

Next Tuesday, July 21, the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing with some of the innovative biopharmaceutical companies leading the coronavirus vaccine race.

Governor Greg Abbott today hosted Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue for the ceremonial signing of the Shared Stewardship agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State of Texas.

Smugglers kept agents busy this morning by attempting to smuggle more than 1000 lbs. of marijuana worth an estimated $860K.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) will surge resources to the Rio Grande Valley to help combat COVID-19.

More than 50,000 South Texas area residents hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will receive much-needed basic hygiene essentials thanks to a very generous donation made by Procter & Gamble, a Cincinnati-based multinational consumer goods corporation to Hispanic Star in its “Hispanic Month of Action” campaign.

The Downtown Management District (DMD) is once again working with Sacred Heart Church, in support of the “Segundo Barrio Backpack Drive,” an effort to provide backpacks and school supplies for students in the El Segundo Barrioneighborhood of Downtown El Paso and surrounding areas.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO) will provide $41 million in federal funds to assist cities and counties throughout the COVID-19 response.

On Sunday, July 12th, I attended a solidarity procession for Vanessa Guillen, in Laredo, TX.

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley recently received a generous donation from DHR Gastroenterologist, Dr. Murthy Badiga, to support the food bank’s on-going ‘Resource Readiness and Response’ Campaign.