By DIANA EVA MALDONADO and NUBIA REYNA | STAFF WRITERS Hours after the City of Brownsville moved up its threat level against COVID-19, area residents...

McALLEN — Facing rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, along with slowing vaccination rates, Hidalgo County and South Texas College announced a partnership...

By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The rates of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are showing steeper increases than past surges, state...