Abbott bans mandates on vaccines regardless of full FDA approval
By Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced an executive order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates regardless of a vaccine’s approval...
Valley doctors stress vaccination after FDA’s Pfizer approval
As the region’s healthcare system continues to feel the weight of the latest surge in COVID-19-related hospitalizations, health experts are encouraging local residents who...
Texas extends pandemic benefits for families
By Neelam Bohra | The Texas Tribune
Families with students relying on free or reduced-cost meals at school can now receive a single payment of...
Tropical system might develop
Although an area of interest in the southwest Caribbean Sea has a high interest of development possible over the weekend, weather forecasters expect it...
Texas House committee approves bill to spend an extra $2B on border enforcement
By Uriel J. García | The Texas Tribune
A Texas House committee on Tuesday advanced a funding bill that would appropriate nearly $2 billion to...
Hospitals closing off-site ERs to buttress central ER staffs
(AP) — Texas hospital systems are increasingly closing temporarily their off-site emergency rooms and sending their staff to their hospitals to support staff overstretched...
State may detain immigrants at Edinburg prison
A state prison in the Rio Grande Valley may be used to detain immigrants as part of the governor’s Operation Lone Star, according to...
Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era...
Cameron County reports 4 COVID-19 deaths
Four more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Tuesday.
This raises the total number of coronavirus related deaths...
School districts struggle with dropping enrollment; Officials mull classroom schedules, online learning
While more students are returning to classrooms, many parents continue to keep their students home amid the delta variant’s climbing COVID-19 cases.
In San Benito,...
