Hidalgo County Precinct 4 will host a Blood Drive on Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 12:30pm to 4:00pm at the Dispatch Room located at 1124 North “M” Road in Edinburg. All participants will receive a free gift and snacks for their…
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Photo above: Neuroepidemiologist Gladys Maestre on Sept. 1, 2022. Maestre’s research explores many factors linked to dementia that affect Latino families in the Rio Grande Valley. Credit:Victoria Bouloubasis Edinburg, TX — February 3, 2023 A stretch of South Texas is struggling…
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Edinburg TX – December 16, 2022 Registration is now open for the All-American City David Chavana 10K Run/Walk to be held Feb. 3-4, 2023 in Edinburg. Participation in the Miracle Mile, to be held Feb. 3, is free of charge.…
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Photo above — The nursery at the shuttered labor and delivery unit of Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa on Dec. 9, 2017. Texas has had more rural hospitals close than any other state. Credit: Gary Rhodes for The Texas Tribune By Jayme…
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EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has arranged for a visit to several Hidalgo County schools from “Oskar’s Not So Simple Comeback,” a theatrical performance, by Houston’s Alley Theatre. The Office of Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez…
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Research focuses on Hispanic family caregivers, technology use By Karen Villarreal RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – OCT. 12, 2022 – A UTRGV researcher is seeking participants for a research study about a family situation common in the Rio Grande Valley: caring…
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EDINBURG – The Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office; the Rio Grande Valley District Attorney Coalition; the Texas Council on Family Violence; the City of Edinburg; Edinburg Police Department; Mujeres Unidas; and the Hidalgo County Family Violence Taskforce will commemorate Domestic Violence…
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EDINBURG – As Hidalgo County marks the 4,000th COVID-19 related death, it released its 4th memorial video showing some of the victims of the deadly disease. “Each of these deaths is a tragedy,” said Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez. “But our…
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EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Health and Human Services will resume Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing beginning August 17, Mondays – Fridays from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., and will remain open until October 27. The free Rapid molecular PCR tests will be administered…
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A midwife cares for a newborn baby in 2018. Credit: Natalia Ojewska for The Texas Tribune By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune, Aug. 4, 2022 State lawmakers who wanted the extension believe feds could have interpreted language in a 2021 bill as…
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