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Alamo COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Re-opening August 17
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 at the Hidalgo County Public Health Preparedness & Response building located at 427 East Durante,…
Future Work
Dr. M. Ray Perryman What will Texas jobs and the workforce look like in the future? The underlying driver is, of course, patterns in expansion by industry. We recently took a look at this question using our databases and models. We started with our long-term projections for the Texas economy by detailed sector, then used…
American Legion To Host Vender Market Aug. 14
American Legion Post 408 will host a Vendor Market on Sunday, Aug. 14th, from 5-8 pm. The Post is located at 4605 S. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. The fee is $30 for the indoor display area and includes one table and two chairs. The fee is $20 for the outdoor display area. Outside vendors must…
STC Receives $6.8M Grant For Student Emergency Relief
Photo above: STC was recently presented with a $6.8 million HEERF grant that will be used for student emergency financial aid and other necessities such as housing, child care and health care, including mental health. Pictured from left to right are STC Board of Trustees Danny Guzman, Dalinda Gonzalez-Alcantar, STC President Ricardo J. Solis, U.S.…
Greater Texas Credit Union Event Marks Edinburg Branch Renovation
EDINBURG – Greater Texas Credit Union is hosting a “Greatest Day” community event to celebrate the grand reopening of its remodeled Edinburg branch. The carnival-themed affair will include fresh food from an array of popular local food trucks, family-oriented games for all ages, face painting, an on-site DJ, cash giveaway, and lots of door prizes.…
Hidalgo County Judge Cortez Partners With Girl Scouts For Ecotourism Initiative
EDINBURG – Outdoor experiences are key to children’s mental and physical well-being, but not enough children are having them. This summer, Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas (GSGST) has partnered with the Office of Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez to complete the Junior Explorer initiative program. The Junior Explorer program is an offshoot of…
Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Breaks Ground On Rio Grande Care Road Stormwater Improvement Project
Edinburg,TX — Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Commissioner Ellie Torres in collaboration with Hidalgo County Drainage District broke ground on the second of 12 stormwater management improvements to be developed within Precinct 4. “Drainage remains a top priority for the residents of Precinct 4. The Rio Grande Care Road Stormwater Improvement Project will provide enhancements that…
Feds Reject Texas’ Application To Extend Postpartum Medicaid To Six Months
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 excluding pregnant Texas women who had abortions. Texas’ application to extend Medicaid coverage for new…
Sen. Hinojosa Reminds Texans Of Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend
By DAVID A. DÍAZ, [email protected] Texas’ highly successful annual Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled this year from Friday, August 5, through midnight Sunday, August 7, 2022 and will offer Texans an opportunity to save millions in state and local sales tax on clothing and various back-to-school items, according to Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen. Texans who…
STC To Host Vaccine Clinic On Friday
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 Meningitis vaccines will also be available for a fee of $10. The clinic will take…
