Luis A. Deya | U.S. Army
La cifra de hospitalizaciones para la región de hospitales de Laredo alcanzó un pico con 29.5% este domingo, el número más alto para Laredo hasta el momento, y el tercero más elevado reportado en Texas ese día.
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Texas Public Radio is providing COVID-19 updates and information for the Rio Grande Valley and the San Antonio area. You can read news stories in Spanish under "TPR Noticias: COVID-19" here. -
The Laredo area’s hospitalization rate only trailed behind the 37.7% rate for the Panhandle hospital region and 36.8% rate for the El Paso region on Sunday, according to state data. On Monday, it fell slightly to fourth-highest at 28.1%.
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If President Trump succeeds, it will be the first time unauthorized immigrants will not be counted for purposes of drawing new congressional districts.
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Undocumented workers in some states must choose between driving illegally and risking exposure to the virus by sharing rides.
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The court overturned a Justice Department decision denying the asylum of a former Colombia police officer who received multiple death threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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Crossroads Mission, a homeless shelter in Yuma, Arizona, cooks up a yearly Thanksgiving meal. But this year, due to the pandemic, the feast is a lot smaller and less social.
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In some cases, the federal government is suing to seize the land now and pay later, to secure it quickly in the waning days of Trump's presidency.
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After a week of rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, Laredo and Webb County officials expect state mandates to shut down bars and for other businesses to reduce their occupancy Saturday morning. International bridges in the border city will also remain closed to nonessential travel for another month under federal orders.
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President-elect Joe Biden said no more border wall will be built under his administration. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to expeditiously build and acquire land for wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. One of those areas is a world famous birding sanctuary in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was accused of working on behalf of one of Mexico's deadliest cartels. On Tuesday, Attorney General Barr said the former general will be investigated by Mexican authorities.
