Alley Theatre’s “Oskar’s Not So Simple Comeback” To Help Hidalgo County Children Deal With Learning Loss 

November 14, 2022

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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UTRGV Researcher Seeking Participants For Alzheimer’s Study

October 17, 2022

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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7th Annual “Purple Day” Supports Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 3, 2022

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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Hidalgo County Passes 4,000 COVID-19 Related Deaths; Marks Grim Milestone With 4th Video Memorial

September 27, 2022

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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Alamo COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Re-opening August 17

August 17, 2022

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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Feds Reject Texas’ Application To Extend Postpartum Medicaid To Six Months

August 5, 2022

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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STC To Host Vaccine Clinic On Friday

August 4, 2022

South Texas College will host a vaccine clinic that will include FREE Covid-19 vaccines and boosters (Moderna and Pfizer). In addition to COVID vaccines, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (D-TAP), measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B and…

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As monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaks

August 1, 2022

Photo above: A woman holds a syringe with a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination center in Paris this week. Health experts say Texas colleges should begin providing information about the virus — and planning for potential outbreaks. Credit: Alain…

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Judge asks Texas to remove foster care kids from out-of-state facilities facing child abuse investigation

July 27, 2022

Photo above: At least 48 Texas children in the long-term care of the state are housed at facilities run by the groups under the senators’ investigation, said U.S. District Judge Janis Jack. Credit: iStock By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune A federal…

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UTRGV researcher developing IA to identify brain tumors 

July 26, 2022

Photo above: Dr. Dimah Dera, assistant professor in the UTRGV Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is part of a team developing an artificial intelligence-based system that automatically will identify tumor boundaries and volume. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)   By Karen Villarreal, UTRGV RIO GRANDE…

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