Paying Respects: Harlingen proclamation honors COVID-19 victims
HARLINGEN — From now on, March 1 will be a day of remembrance of those who lost their lives to COVID-19 in Harlingen.
Jennifer Gonzales,...
Butterfly highways: TxDOT commits to developing medians for monarch habitat
The monarch butterfly, a species whose numbers have plummeted in recent years, has a new backer in the form of the Texas Department of...
Eight RGV girls basketball players earn TABC All-Region honors
A total of eight high school girls basketball stars representing six schools across the Rio Grande Valley earned All-Region honors from the Texas Association...
Teachers’ turn: Harlingen school district vaccinates 600 employees
HARLINGEN — Relief.
That emotion reigned with a sort of passionate intensity Wednesday as 600 teachers, administrators and other Harlingen school district staff members waited...
Texans 50 and older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine starting March 15
By Shawn Mulcahy | Texas Tribune
Texans age 50 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 15, state health officials...
No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As he ended Texas' coronavirus restrictions Wednesday over the objections of public health officials, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has tried...
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
WASHINGTON — A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed...
Cameron County to hold vaccine clinic for area teachers
Cameron County health officials will hold a vaccination clinic on Thursday for area teachers and educators.
It will be held at the Los Fresnos Fire...
Harlingen to reopen city park playgrounds Friday
HARLINGEN — City playgrounds are set to re-open on Friday, but playtime participants are going to have to abide by some restrictions, officials said...
More Texans want COVID-19 vaccine than doses available
By Shawn Mulcahy, Elvia Limón and Yasmeen Khalifa | Texas Tribune
Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine began arriving in Texas in mid-December, marking a significant...