Former state Rep. Sergio Muñoz Sr. died Thursday at the age of 68. The Hidalgo County Democratic Party Muñoz Sr.’s passing on social media after announcing earlier this month that Muñoz Sr. tested positive for COVID-19. “It is with heavy hearts that the Hidalgo County Democratic Party announces the death of Vice Chair, Sergio Munoz,…

A day after its largest single-day report of COVID-19 fatalities, Hidalgo County reported 45 new COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday. While the deaths remained steady, the county also saw a decrease in the amount of new COCID-19 cases with 287, bringing the total amount of known cases to 16,375. According to a news release from the county,…

Hidalgo and Starr county officials reported a combined 387 new cases of COVID-19 with Hidalgo County reporting 64 COVID-19 related deaths, a new single day record of fatalities reported, the county said Tuesday. With the news deaths on Hidalgo County, the death toll climbed to 531 as 339 new people tested positive for the virus,…

A Houston-based church group church group will be offering hundreds of free meals in Mission later today for those seeking relief from the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna. The Southern Baptists of texas Convention will be at Mission’s Lions Park-located at 1400 E. Kika de la Garza Loop- to distribute free warm meals to the public starting at…

As the county recovers in the wake of Hurricane Hanna, Hidalgo County officials are reporting 596 new cases of COVID-19. The county announced the new cases in a Monday news release that also reported 11 new deaths, bringing the total amount of known positive cases in the county to 15,749 out of 103,718 administered deaths. With the…

Several county offices will be closed to the public today following the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna. The following offices will be closed: The Hidalgo County Courthouse (all Courts, District Clerk’s Office, County Clerk’s Office, and supporting departments). All Hidalgo County Tax Office locations, including offices located in Alamo, Edinburg, Elsa, McAllen, Mission, Pharr, San Juan,…

Hidalgo County is beginning to take applications to their newly-launched Hidalgo County Cares Small Business Grant Program. The grant program aims to to assist rural county businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Economic Development Director Laura Matamoros in a Monday news release. Through the CARES Act, Hidalgo County will provide over 1,000 small business…

Sharyland Water Supply Corporation’s 80,000 customers are being asked to conserve their water after after a power outage affected their Alton office. All of the water supply corporation’s facilities have lost power, according to a Monday morning social media post from the corporation. “We have lost power due to Hurricane Hanna at all of our…