Hidalgo Co. starts $7.5M rent, mortgage relief program

May 28, 2020

Hidalgo County commissioners allocated $7.5 million of the coronavirus relief fund to a program that will help struggling residents pay up to two months of rent or mortgage payments.

Commissioners unanimously approved the Mortgage and Rent Relief Program during their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday.

215 of 537 coronavirus cases active in Hidalgo Co.

May 28, 2020

Hidalgo County announced another 21 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday evening, bringing the total for the county to 537.

Of those cases, 215 remain active, with 16 individuals hospitalized — three of them in intensive care units.

Did your child get free or reduced-price school lunches? You may be eligible for $285 in food aid.

May 28, 2020

Starting Monday, low-income Texas families can apply for $285 in federal aid per child to make up for the free and reduced-price meals they missed while schools were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Families that were on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in March don’t need to apply for the program known as Pandemic-EBT, short for electronic benefits transfer. These benefits were automatically deposited on their Lone Star Card — the debit-like card Texas uses to distribute SNAP aid — earlier this month.

21 more people in Hidalgo County test positive for coronavirus, nearly 3,000 tests pending results

May 27, 2020

Hidalgo County announced on Wednesday that 21 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 537.

“I know we all would like for this disease to go away," Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. "But this is evidence that the problem is still with us and we must be mindful of that. We must continue to practice safe measures like physical distancing, good hygiene and avoiding large crowds."