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The categorization of Starr County’s latest case of COVID-19 as travel-related has led to questions about how the individual contracted the disease. After Starr County officials announced their ninth case of COVID-19 via a post on social media, an individual purporting to be a family member of the patient disputed that it was a travel-related case and claimed the patient had been hospitalized at McAllen Medical Center. Dr. Jose Vazquez, the Starr County health authority, confirmed that their latest case — a Rio Grande City woman in her late 60s — was hospitalized at McAllen Medical Center when she tested positive for COVID-19. Read the full story at themonitor.com

Bright and early Thursday morning volunteers with the United Way of Southern Cameron County and Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville began delivering...

United Against Hunger, a local campaign to provide meals and emergency food for families in need, will hold another mass food distribution at the...

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley had been looking to increase its presence in Brownsville following the momentum of a successful Western Athletic...

After Gov. Greg Abbott gave certain businesses the green light to re-open at a limited capacity, Starr County Judge Eloy Vera urged local businesses and the public to continue abiding by county guidelines they had issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19 despite the inability of local governments to enforce them. During a virtual meeting held Wednesday, Vera said he would be issuing a letter to businesses in the county requesting that they continue to take measures addressing the COVID-19 threat including requiring customers to wear face coverings. The executive order signed by Abbott on April 27, allows retail stores, dine-in restaurants theaters, and shopping malls to open at 25% capacity. Read the full story at themonitor.com

Sometimes when the chips are down, you don't get chips, much less chips and salsa. The pandemic has forced Rio Grande Valley residents to make...

The 77 Flea Market, also known as La Pulga, will remain closed until further notice as owners work on transitioning the reopening in the...

As the need for resources grew in line with the shutdown of businesses due to the threat of COVID-19, demand at the La Joya Housing Authority’s food pantry also more than tripled from March to April. In March, the food pantry had 42 clients but following the measures enacted to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, that number increased by nearly four times as many to 159. “It’s no secret that the demand for food has been extraordinary in our area of western Hidalgo County,” said Ruben O. Villarreal, executive director of the La Joya Housing Authority, told the board of commissioners during a meeting Tuesday. Read the full story at themonitor.com

As the state, counties and cities begin to attempt to reopen, we’ll post their provided guidelines here. If a document for your city is not...

Texas may be re-opening its economy this month, but stressors related to COVID-19, shutdowns, job loss, and weeks of isolation have not yet ceased...