At a regular meeting held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, the City of Peñitas City Council approved an ordinance (#2020-03) regulating the weight load of vehicles traveling on city streets and public highways.

The coronavirus pandemic altered life as humans knew it in 2020, and as much of the world starts to examine how and when to resume daily activities, it's clear that there are many challenges to overcome before normal daily life can resume in full.

For over a month, DHR Health patient, Matias Rios, 51, battled a life-threatening COVID-19 infection while admitted in the Serious Infectious Disease Unit (SIDU).

A former state representative and three previous members of the Board of Directors of the now-dissolved Edinburg Economic Development Corporation, along with three other prominent area leaders, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, were unanimously appointed by the Edinburg City Council to lead the city government’s newly-created Economic Development Department.

McAllen Mayor Jim Darling continues to interview key leaders in the community, discussing issues important to McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley.

We are mourning with George Floyd’s family, not only because he was one of our own, as a former student of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, but also because his death is truly a national tragedy.

On Tuesday, June 2, the HELP for Small Business committee reviewed the most recent applications submitted. The committee selected 15 qualifying business owners.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will provide approximately $177 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of June in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that a record 218 student-athletes are part of the Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average of at least 3.0 while serving as full-time students as part of a team during the spring semester.

Americans should not be surprised that it took the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, under the knee of a white police officer to take the COVID-19 pandemic off the lead of every newscast, off the top of every mind, and off the tip of every tongue.