Tag: Hidalgo County

Dogs and cats aside, the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump gave voters much to chew on Tuesday. Sifting through the jabs, gaffes, and rally attendance claims one will find the occasional nugget of policy, even health care was addressed here and there.

Hidalgo County officials have joined forces with leaders from cities and water utilities across the county to create a first-of-its-kind regional drought contingency plan.

There are potentially four new cases of the West Nile virus being investigated locally, Hidalgo County Health and Human Services officials confirmed Wednesday.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Six was headed toward the Lower Rio Grande Valley and lower Texas coast Monday morning and expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds, though it was not expected to make landfall here, according to the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station.

The U.S. Small Business Administration Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office is accepting nominations for Small Business Person of the Year and other award categories for the 2025 national and district Small Business Week Awards.

Officials in Hidalgo County are considering a $316 million budget for fiscal year 2025, which begins on Jan. 1, 2025.

Gladys Porter Zoo will have special discount admission prices for guests across and out of the Rio Grande Valley in three upcoming weekends. 

McALLEN — The trial of two Mission siblings implicated in part of a larger probe into rampant public corruption in Western Hidalgo County has been rescheduled until at least December.

Two Hidalgo County residents are suing Autobuses Ejecutivos and its related companies after they were kidnapped at gunpoint when traveling through Mexico in late May.

Right off the bat, September is living up to its reputation as the soggiest month of the year for the Rio Grande Valley, with thunderstorms cropping up around the region to dump their sometimes sizable loads.