7 Willacy residents COVID-19 positive
RAYMONDVILLE —State health officials have found seven more Willacy County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, pushing the rural area’s total case count...
Texas lawmakers advance bail bills opponents say do little for poor people in jail
Texas’ systems for deciding who should remain behind bars while awaiting trial have long been criticized for unfairly keeping poor people locked up simply...
Harlingen holding biggest vaccination clinic today
HARLINGEN — Across Cameron County, residents are rolling up their sleeves to get their COVID-19 shots as Texas health officials boost the state’s vaccine...
New intake site in Donna expedites migrant children processing
A new expansion at the tent site in Donna serving as an emergency intake site for unaccompanied migrant children will be operational as of...
St. Edward’s to require COVID-19 vaccine for in-person activities
By Kate McGee, Texas Tribune
St. Edwards University, a small, private university in Austin with about 4,300 students, is one of a few universities in...
Texas governor bans mandated COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used his executive power Tuesday to ban state government and some private entities from requiring COVID-19...
Mexico’s vaccine campaign faces problems, successes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president lashed out Tuesday at criticism of the country's coronavirus vaccination effort, dismissing a pair of scandals as the...
7 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Cameron County
Seven more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Monday afternoon.
This raises the total number of COVID-19...
STAAR testing canceled for thousands of students experiencing technical issues
By Duncan Agnew and Neelam Bohra, Texas Tribune
Texas education officials advised districts to suspend the first day of STAAR testing after thousands of students...
Texans with at least one vaccine dose nearing 29%
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Almost 29% of the population in Texas has received at least one dose of the vaccination for COVID-19, according to...