Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr. Ivan Melendez said Monday he considered running for Congress, but has since decided against it and will remain in his position as the county s health authority.
O’Rourke has ground to make up after his own underwhelming performance with voters there in 2018 when he ran for U.S. Senate and turning out more Latino voters has long been key to Democratic hopes statewide.
A Weslaco family is facing concerns after receiving an order, hand-delivered by a sheriff s deputy, directing them to stay home after their one-year-old tested positive for COVID-19.