5 fact sheets
Hidalgo County reported no confirmed cases of New World screwworm as of October 14, 2026, while Texas monitors the outbreak statewide. Texas has three active cases and 45 inactive cases across the state.
Hidalgo County, entity reporting no confirmed cases; Texas authorities, monitoring outbreak statewide
Reported by 2 outletsFound via Google News
The Texas Renaissance Festival returns for its 52nd season starting October 10, 2026. The 70-acre festival in Todd Mission will run on weekends through November 29 and on Thanksgiving Friday, with eight themed weekends featuring stages, shops, vendors, entertainment and food.
$16 to $40 for ticket price
Texas Renaissance Festival, event; George Coulam, founder in 1974; Paladin, the Errant Fool, new wandering jester performer and 2 more
Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News
Foss & Company finalized a $58 million tax equity partnership flip deal with GridStor for a utility-scale battery energy storage system in Hidalgo County, Texas. The battery storage facility, expected to come online in October 2026, will utilize Section 48 Investment Tax Credits.
Section 48 Investment Tax Credits are generated by the project, with a 6% base credit expandable to 30% when projects meet prevailing-wage and apprenticeship standards.
Foss & Company, tax equity investor; GridStor, battery storage developer; Bryen Alperin, Partner and Managing Director at Foss & Company and 1 more
Reported by 6 outletsFound via Google News
Hundreds of federal military troops have been repositioned to the Rio Grande Valley from other border posts and are actively patrolling. The operation, called Operation Unified Resolve, began Friday through the Joint Task Force-Southern Border. The surge follows a Coast Guard encounter with gunfire from Mexico in Starr County.
Becky Farmer, U.S. Northern Command spokesperson; U.S. Coast Guard, Federal agency; Joint Task Force-Southern Border, Military command operating Operation Unified Resolve and 1 more
Reported by 3 outletsFound via Google News
Dated record: April 30, 2021 This is not new. It happened on April 30, 2021, about 5 years ago. It resurfaced in a source feed on October 3, 2026.
Texas Secretary of State Ruth Ruggero Hughs traveled to the Rio Grande Valley to meet with public officials, economic development organizations, and community leaders on border-related issues. She participated in roundtable discussions, a fireside chat with Tamaulipas's Secretary of Economic Development, met with the RGV Metropolitan Planning Organization, and toured the Pharr International Bridge.
$615 billion for annual trade value between Texas and Mexico border
Ruth Ruggero Hughs, Texas Secretary of State; Carlos Garcia, Secretary of Economic Development of Tamaulipas; Ambrosio Hernandez, Mayor of Pharr
From an official record
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