Citing the first few positive cases of coronavirus in Starr County, Rio Grande City CISD Superintendent Vilma Garza announced Thursday the district is cancelling school for the rest of the school year. “Your child’s well-being and education is of the utmost importance to me and please know that we will continue on our path of…

Two women from Pharr and San Juan have tested positive for the COVID-19, announced Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez. This brings the total number of positive cases in the county, Cortez said in a Thursday news release. Each of the two people, a 61-year-old San Juan woman and a 48-year-old Pharr woman,  have been placed…

A 31-year-old Pharr man is now the 9th person in Hidalgo County who has tested positive for COVID-19 Investigators with the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department are actively involved in interviewing the patient who has been hospitalized at a location outside of Hidalgo County, health officials said in a Thursday news release. Pharr Mayor Dr.…

Now with eight cases of coronavirus in the county, Hidalgo county Judge Richard F. Cortez announced he is ordering all residents to stay at home unless they are conducting essential business. The order becomes effective at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March 26. Cortez made the announcement Wednesday at  a virtual press conference where he said there are…

An increase in testing has resulted in county officials confirming that two more people have tested positive for COVID-19,the county announced Wednesday. This brings the total number of patients who tested positive for coronavirus to seven. Federal law prohibits these people from being identified but county investigators will inform members of the public who may have…

Three more people in Hidalgo County have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, bringing the total of those infected in the county to five. Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez announced this in a Tuesday news release, which also said initial investigation suggests that two of the cases appear to be travel-related and could be…

The Hidalgo County Elections Department will not be conducting a May 2, 2020 election for any political subdivision, according to the Hidalgo County Elections Administrator. The Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court voted on this measure during their Tuesday meeting. This is in accordance with Governor Gregg Abbott’s disaster declaration coupled with a Declaration of Local Disaster Due to…

Beginning next Monday, Hidalgo County will suspend “normal operations” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hidalgo County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday to suspend these operations beginning Monday, March 30 through Monday, April 27, according to a news release from the county. The suspension of normal operations includes a provision in which county elected officials…