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Representatives in Starr County and a local task force made up of over 170 RGV physicians have signed letters urging state Gov. Greg Abbott to either return emergency management authority to local jurisdictions, or issue a statewide stay-at-home order. On Friday, Starr County Judge Eloy Vera published a letter he and the mayors of Rio…

Citing an “alarming” rise in the amount of local COVID-19 cases, the Mission school district is turning to the county judge to advocate for them to keep the district closed in the next school year. During a Friday emergency school board meeting, trustees with the Mission school district unanimously approved a resolution to request Hidalgo…

Hidalgo County reported its second deadliest day of new COVID-19 related fatalities Friday as the death toll climbed to 142 after 19 people died from complications of the disease. The county announced the new total in a Friday news release where they reported the total number of known COVID-19 cases in the county rose to…

Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Friday extending his Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19 that was originally issued on March 13th. The Disaster Declaration provides the state a number of resources to effectively serve Texans as the state continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to a news release…

With one third of the population in the Rio Grande Valley living in rural areas, now is the most important time to connect rural residents to better internet. That’s the mission of a new campaign launched by La Union del Pueblo Entero last week which hopes to collect signatures in support of better internet services…

The city of Mission is still receiving results from a voluntary COVID-19 testing done on its employees last month. According to the city, which released the amount of positive cases per department Tuesday after the Progress Times submitted a public information request, 26 city employees in 10 different departments have tested positive for the novel…

Nearly $200 million is anticipated to go toward a new federal courthouse in McAllen starting in the next fiscal year. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped secure over $1 billion for the construction and land acquisition for federal courthouses in the fiscal year 2021 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. According to a press release…

Before the pandemic, the La Joya Area Federal Credit Union was planning a celebration for Daniel Zamora. Zamora, a founding member of the credit union, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2020. He left behind a legacy, and several members of the business recalled his passion for service in the community. According to the credit…

After commencing construction two years ago, the Mission Housing Authority will discuss if it’s worth completing their storage unit project. At their July 21 board meeting, directors with the housing authority are expected to be briefed on the status of the project, executive Director Jaime Acevedo said. During their June 30 meeting, the housing authority…

The benefits of a composite manhole cover, over the traditional cast iron metal, tend to outweigh the costs of manufacturing. According to W. Chad Nunnery, the majority owner, president and chief executive officer of Composite Access Products in McAllen, CAP aims to provide that effective alternative right here in the United States. Nunnery, who started…