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Ten more people have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of known cases of the virus to 467, the county announced in a Wednesday news release. 12 people remain hospitalized with complications from the virus and three of those cases are being treated in intensive care units.  Seven people were released from isolation meaning that they have…

Nine more people in Hidalgo County have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total amount of cases to 457. In a Tuesday news release, the county added that 368 COVID-19 tests have been performed through a partnership between the Texas State Guard and Texas Department of Emergency Management since last Wednesday. 14 people remain hospitalized with…

A McAllen man will serve 30 years in jail after a November 2019 arrest on charges of sexual abuse. Felipe Mario Moreno, 40, pleaded guilty to a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first degree felony according to a Tuesday news release from Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. Moreno was…

UPDATE: 8:38 p.m.: Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Starr County Monday, a county official confirmed. This brings the total amount of cases in Starr County to 23, Starr County Health Authority Dr. Jose Vasquez said. Of the new cases, three children and two adults tested positive for COVID-19 with four of the cases…

Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday Phase II of Open Texas, adding an updated list and timeline of what types of businesses and activities can resume operations. Previously, Gov. Abbott’s order included the May 18 opening of gyms, hair salons, barbershops, non-essential manufacturers and other offices. Monday’s order extends it to include massage and “personal care”…

15 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend in Hidalgo County, according to officials. This brings the total number of known cases of the virus in Hidalgo County to 440, County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Sunday. The 15 new cases nearly equal the 16 people who remain hospitalized with complications from the…

For the second day in a row, eight people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of known cases of the virus to 425. 16 people remain hospitalized with complications from the disease with three of those in intensive care units, according to a Friday news release from the county.  An additional 11 others…

Mission is gearing up to lift restrictions and begin opening up the city starting on May 18 – next Monday. This week, the city council, staff, city manager and mayor met over Zoom for a workshop and a regular called meeting. In the last month, Mission has conducted official meetings strictly over Zoom in order…

Nearly two months after her appointment to the board, former La Joya ISD superintendent Maria Filomena Leo was selected to serve as the housing authority’s new chairperson. Leo, widow of former La Joya Mayor William “Billy” Leo, was selected as chairperson in a unanimous vote during a Thursday, May 7 meeting of the housing authority’s…

Although tortoises carry their homes on their backs, the National Butterfly Center is ensuring its tortoise gets a new home. Spike, the National Butterfly Center’s beloved 17-year-old, 110 lb. African Spurred Tortoise, was welcomed into a new enclosure Wednesday after his old house was destroyed in a fire that severely burned him last March. “His…