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LETTERS: Tobacco still health hazard
Smoking, vaping and e-cigarettes are a big “magnitude”; there are 38 million American adults still smoking, and 15% of Texas adults are current smokers, plus...
Trump extends national emergency proclamation
Four days before President Donald Trump’s term in office expires, he issued a notice extending a national emergency proclamation — which cleared way for...
BISD employees sign up for vaccine
The Brownsville Independent School District is working proactively to be able administer COVID-19 vaccines to its employees, and when approval comes, to students.
As of...
CVS and Walgreens under fire for slow pace of vaccination in nursing homes
By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News and Lauren Weber | Kaiser Health News
The effort to vaccinate some of the country's most vulnerable residents against...
UTRGV sets victory margin mark in win over Dixie State
EDINBURG — The Vaqueros tightened the defensive screws, crushing Dixie State 82-49 in their WAC opener Friday night at UTRGV Fieldhouse.
The win, their fourth...
DSHS announces vaccine supply to ramp up in February
The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Friday that doses of COVID-19 vaccines would be distributed at capacity to registered health care providers next...
Texas Capitol to close before planned armed protests of Joe Biden’s inauguration
By Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune
The Texas Capitol in Austin will be closed Saturday through Wednesday, the day of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
The Texas Department...
Mass Injection: More than 2,000 receive COVID-19 vaccine in county clinic
More than 2,000 community members attended a Cameron County COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Friday at the Brownsville Sports Park where BISD, UT Health, IDEA,...
