October
10.22.20 Governor Says Mexico Will Fulfill Water Delivery
10.16.20 Sixth Amended Emergency Order Including Bars and Halloween
10.15.20 Harlingen EDC Launches Choose Harlingen Campaign
10.14.20 Possible Re-Opening of Bars or Similar Establishments
10.14.20 HCISD Participating in School COVID-19 Rapid Test Pilot Program
10.08.20 Governor OKs Opening Bars in Qualifying Counties if County Judges Opt In
10.07.20 RGV COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decrease Enough to Allow for Certain Capacity Expansions
10.01.20 Harlingen Going Blue in Appreciation of Teachers
September
09.30.20 Governor Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Hanna
09.21.20 Harlingen to Hold another Census 2020 Drive-Thru BBQ
09.21.20 Harlingen's Baxter Lofts Restoration Project Finalist for Award
09.17.20 Rio Grande Valley Not Included in Capacity Expansions Announced By Governor
09.11.20 Harlingen Establishes CDBG COVID-19 Financial Assistance Program Through HUD
09.10.20 Harlingen Census 2020 Drive-Thru BBQ Scheduled for Saturday
09.04.20 CAMCO Judge Announces Changes to Curfew Order Beginning Next Week
09.02.20 SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Businesses and Residents Affected by Hanna
09.02.20 SBA Ofrece Asistencia de Desastres a los Negocios y Residentes
09.01.20 CAMCO Health Order Calls For Delay of Face-To-Face Instruction Until After September 28
August
08.28.20 Harlingen to Raffle Laptops during Week-Long Census Event & Hold Drive-Thru BBQ to Ensure Everyone Gets Counted
08.21.20 Harlingen Announces the Return of Recycling Services
08.20.20 Harlingen Competes for All-America City Designation
08.20.20 Governor Directs TWC to Apply for Federal Lost Wage Assistance Funds
08.18.20 Nearly Half a Million in HELP for Small Businesses Disbursed
08.10.20 Cameron County Order Calls For Delay of Face-to Face School Instruction
08.10.20 Governor Extends COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
08.06.20 HELP for Small Businesses Still Available
08.05.20 Harlingen Facility Converted into Temporary COVID-19 Field Hospital
July
07.28.20 Governor Waives Certain Trucking Regulations to Expedite Resources to Help Restore Power
07.27.20 Governor Waives Grade Promotion STAAR Requirements
07.27.20 Harlingen Begins Cleanup Efforts
07.24.20 Sandbag Distribution in Harlingen will Continue on Saturday
07.24.20 Harlingen Opens Second Sandbag Distribution Site
07.24.20 CAMCO Extends Emergency Order Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings, Curfew, and Gathering Limitations
07.24.20 Harlingen to Distribute Sandbags
07.22.20 Governor Announces an Additional $118 Million for Higher Education
07.17.20 Harlingen Buys Oxygen Concentrators to Help Hospitals
07.17.20 State Announces eLearning Funding for Texas Students
07.17.20 CAMCO Judge Sends Letter to Governor on Behalf of School Districts
07.15.20 Governor Sending Department of Defense Resources to RGV
07.14.20 HEDC To Provide $73,192 To TSTC's Auto Collision Repair Program
07.10.20 CAMCO Judge Extends Emergency Order Including Masks, Curfew, Limitations on Gathering, and Beach Access Closures
07.10.20 State of Texas to Test Patients and Staff at Assisted Living Facilities
07.10.20 Abbott Extends Statewide COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
07.09.20 Harlingen Establishes Hardship Assistance Program
07.08.20 Abbott Allocates Relief Funding for College Grants
07.07.20 Governor Announces Opening of Surge Testing Site in the RGV
June
06.30.20 Governor Suspends Elective Surgeries in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties
06.29.20 Cameron County Judge Amends Emergency Order
06.26.20 Governor Issues Executive Order Limiting Certain Businesses and Services
06.25.20 Governor Announces Pause Of Additional Reopening Phases
06.25.20 Harlingen and STEC Kick-Off COVID-19 Testing Program for Homebound, Elderly, and Indigent Patients
6.24.20 Governor To Provide Free Masks
6.24.20 Governor Expands Local Authority on Outdoor Gatherings, Directs HHSC to Enact Emergency Rules to Increase Safety at Child Care Centers
06.19.20 Harlingen Cancels 4th of July Fireworks Display
06.17.20 Amended Emergency Management Order Including Mandatory Facial Coverings
06.18.20 CAMCO Businesses Will Now Require Customers and Employees to Wear Masks
06.15.20 Food Distribution to Be Held In Harlingen This Week
06.12.20 Harlingen Health Authority Issues Amended Health Control Directive of Nursing Homes and Other Long Term Care Facilities
06.09.20 Harlingen to Hold Two June Food Distributions
06.08.20 Second Round of HELP for Small Business Loan Recipients Selected
06.05.20 Harlingen Participating in Tire Collection Event
06.04.20 Governor Announces Phase III to Open Texas
May
05.27.20 Governor Announces $3.6 Million to Connect Nursing Homes Residents & Families
05.26.20 Governor Abbott Announces More Openings
05.26.20 City and Food Bank Distribute More than 27,000 Pounds of Food
05.21.20 Governor Orders COVID-19 Testing for all State Hospitals and Living Centers
05.21.20 Governor Lifts Travel Restrictions
05.21.20 Governor Announces Limited Reopening of Driver License Offices
05.19.20 HEDC Notifies HELP for Small Business' First Round of Recipients
05.18.20 Governor Announces Phase Two to Open Texas
05.13.20 Governor, Texas National Guard Launch Disinfection Mission for Nursing Homes
05.13.20 HELP for Small Business Now Available; Committee to Decide First Round of Loan Recipients
05.12.20 Eighteen COVID-19 Testing Sites Scheduled in Cameron County
05.11.20 Governor Directs Testing for all Nursing Home Residents and Staff
05.11.20 UTRGV Announces Fall and Spring Relief Efforts
05.08.20 Governor Abbott Requests FEMA Money to Support Food Banks
05.08.20 Harlingen Secures More Food Distribution Dates
April
04.30.20 COVID-19 Numbers Increase to 412 Plus One More Death
04.30.20 Some Harlingen City Facilities to Reopen with Limitations
04.29.20 Seventeenth COVID-19 Related Death Confirmed in CAMCO
04.29.20 Harlingen and Brownsville Join Forces to Combat COVID-19
04.29.20 CAMCO Reports Additional COVID-19 Related Deaths
04.2720 CAMCO Confirms Ten Additional COVID-19 Cases
04.27.20 Governor Abbott Announces Phase One to Open Texas
04.25.20 Cameron County Confirms More COVID-19 Cases
04.24.20 More Cases Confirmed in Cameron County
04.24.20 Cameron County Judge Lifts Some Restrictions
04.24.20 Harlingen to Re-Open Golf Course with Restrictions
04.23.20 Cameron County Confirms Additional Related COVID-19 Deaths
04.23.20 Governor Announces $54 Million To Support Older Texans During COVID-19 Pandemic
04.22.20 Three More Deaths Confirmed In Cameron County
04.22.20 City and EDC Set Aside $1 Million to Launch Harlingen's Emergency Loan Program for Small Business
04.21.20 Two Deaths and 11 More Positive Cases in Cameron County
04.21.20 Clarification of Emergency Order and Certain Restrictions Lifted
04.21.20 Shelter in Place Order Extended and Certain Restrictions Lifted
04.20.20 Seventh Death Confirmed in Cameron County and 12 More Test Positive
04.20.20 Harlingen Partners with Food Bank RGV for Food Distribution
04.18.20 COVID-19 Claims Sixth Life in Cameron County and 19 More Test Positive
04.17.20 Fifth COVID-19 Death Reported in Cameron County
04.17.20 Governor Creates Strike Force to Reopen State and Closes Schools for Remainder of Academic Year
04.16.20 Cameron County Confirms Fourth COVID-19 Related Death
04.16.20 Cameron County Judge Clarifies Use of Mask While Exercising
04.15.20 Fifteen New Cases in Cameron County and 84 Recover
04.14.20 Twenty Three New Cases While 73 Have Recovered
04.13.20 21 New Cases Confirmed Number Now at 216
04.11.20 COVID-19 Cases Up to 195 in Cameron County
04.10.20 Number of COVID-19 Cases in Cameron County Increases to 159
04.09.20 Cameron County Confirms Two More Deaths and More COVID-19 Cases
04.09.20 News From Cameron County Concerning Travel and Facial Coverings
04.09.20 City Parks to Remain Closed Through Easter Holiday
04.09.20 Governor Announces $168 Million in Emergency SNAP Benefits
04.08.20 Cameron County COVID-19 Cases Reach 118 Tonight
04.07.20 More Confirmed Cases in Cameron County
04.07.20 Governor Announces Temporary Closure of State Parks & City Parks Remain Closed
04.07.20 No Easter Mobile Vendors Permits to Be Issued in Harlingen
04.06.20 CAMCO Shelter in Place Order Extended by Two More Weeks
04.06.20 101 Positive Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Cameron County
04.06.20 Harlingen Issues Health Care Advisory Regarding Use of Face Masks
04.05.20 Harlingen Health Authority Issues Directive of Nursing Homes and Other Long Term Health Facilities
04.05.20 Ten More Positive Cases and 11 Positives now Cleared
04.04.20 Fifteen New Cases Confirmed In Cameron County
04.03.20 Cameron County Reports Seven New Cases
04.03.20 CBP Announces Changes to Hours of Operation at Los Indios & Other Ports of Entry
04.03.20 Number of Positive Cases in Cameron County Increases to 55
04.02.20 City Parks an other Facilities Remain Closed
04.01.20 More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed
March
03.31.20 Governor Abbot Issues Executive Order, Implements Essential Services and Activities Protocols
03.30.20 Six New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Cameron County
03.29.20 Governor Announces Expanded Health Care Capacities, Issues Executive Orders to Expand Quarantines and Protect Public Safety
03.28.20 Second Community Transmission Case Confirmed In Cameron County
03.28.20 Cameron County UTRGV Student and Staff Member Test Positive for COVID
03.27.20 Harlingen Chamber will Help With SBA Paperwork
03.27.20 AG Paxton Says Local Governments Must Allow the Sale of Firearms
03.26.20 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Cameron County Increase to 13
03.26.20 Governor Orders 14-Day Quarantine for Some Travelers Arriving in Texas
03.26.20 HWWS to Suspend Water Service Disconnections for Economic Hardship
03.26.20 EDC & Chamber to Host SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Webinar
03.26.20 Cameron County Shelter In Place Order Amended
03.25.20 Three More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Cameron County
03.25.20 Harlingen EDC Creates Survey to Measure COVID-19 Impact on Businesses
03.25.20 Seventh Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Cameron County
03.24.20 Governor Announces Increased PPE Supply, Issues Order to Strengthen Reporting
03.24.20 Harlingen Housing Authority Offices to Close
03.23.20 County Judge Orders Mandatory Shelter In Place
03.23.20 Closures and Cancellations
03.23.20 HWWS to Close Customer Service Lobby
03.21.20 Travel Restriction Carries Fine
03.21.20 Cameron County Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Increases to Six
03.20.20 Cameron County Judge Orders Travel Restrictions
03.20.20 COVID-19 Update on Cancellations in Harlingen
03.19.20 City update on Cancellations as Precautionary Measures to Prevent COVID19
03.18.20 Latest Cancellations in Harlingen as Precautionary Measures to Prevent COVID-19
03.18.20 SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans COVID-19 FAQ's
03.18.20 Senator Cornyn Explains What the Families Coronavirus Response Act Means
03.17.20 Mayor Declares Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19
03.17.20 City Commission Meeting to be Live Streamed as Precaution Measure
03.16.20 Coronavirus-City Status
03.16.20 Some Activities In Harlingen Canceled As a Precaution
03.13.20 Harlingen Taking Precautionary Measures to Prevent Coronavirus
03.09.20 City of Harlingen/UTRGV/HCISD to Hold Signing Ceremony
February
02.26.20 Harlingen City Leaders & Employees to Conduct Census Walk
02.17.20 Mayor Boswell to Deliver State of the City Address
02.13.20 Harlingen to Officially Unveil Southwest Airlines Founders' Mural
January
01.20.20 UTRGV Campus in Harlingen Closer to becoming a Reality
01.16.20 Annual Winter Texan Fiesta to be Held at New Convention Center
December
12.06.19 Harlingen Public Library Gearing Up for Holiday with Winter Wonderland Festival
12.05.19 USIBWC to Solicit Public Comments in Harlingen on Alternatives to Improve Arroyo Colorado Flood Capacity
12.03.19 City to Receive Federal Funds to Help with Phase 2 of Major Drainage Project
12.02.19 Lighting of the Arroyo and Holiday Parade Scheduled for December 5 & 6
November
11.22.19 Harlingen to Break Ground on Destination Park
11.21.19 Harlingen to Host 2nd Annual Fall Festival
11.12.19 HPD to Increase Safety Enforcement at School Zones
11.06.19 Harlingen to be Location for Filming of Family Movie
11.04.19 On Ramp on Eastbound I-69E (US 77) to Close Due to High Mast Illumination Repairs
11.01.19 Erase your Library Fines with Food Donation
October
10.25.19 TxDOT to Close Portion of Spur 54 Starting Monday
10.28.19 Harlingen Gearing Up for Annual Halloween Celebration
09.30.19 Mayor Becomes 500th Mayor to Pledge to Help Save the Monarch Butterfly
09.26.19 Harlingen to Receive $1M Grant for Development of Destination Park
09.13.19 September 16 Is Last Day to Register for Federal Assistance
09.10.19 Harlingen 16 de Septiembre Event to Celebrate RGV's Hispanic Culture
09.06.19 Only Ten Days Left to Register for FEMA Assistance
09.05.19 Free Emergency Preparedness Sessions
August
08.31.19 Harlingen Making Drainage Improvements
08.29.19 FEMA Assistance Now Tops $11 Million in the RGV
08.29.19 SBA Tops $10 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans
08.29.19 SBA Supera $10 Millones en Prestamos de Desastres Aprobados
08.23.19 Yes, Renters Can Buy Flood Insurance
08.23.19 Los Inquilinos Pueden Comprar Seguro de Inundacion
08.21.19 Ghost Town Blues Band to Headline Last Blues on the Hill for the Year
08.20.19 New Harlingen City Engineer Has Local Roots
08.16.19 FEMA Assistance Tops $10 Million for South Texas Flood Survivors
08.16.19 Asistencia de FEMA para Sur de Texas Sobrepasa $10 millones
08.15.19 Hundreds of LED Lights Installed as Part of AEP Pilot Program
08.05.19 Harlingen Names New Planning & Zoning Director
08.02.19 Disaster Relief Public Forum Scheduled in Harlingen
08.02.19 Foro Publico-Alivio de Desastres En Harlingen
July
07.29.19 Flood Victims Asked to Review FEMA Eligibility Letters for Resubmission
07.29.19Residentes Afectados por Inundaciones Aconsejados A Revisar Cartas de FEMA
07.23.19 Free Bus Rides to FEMA Disaster Recovery Center
07.23.19 Transporte Gratuito Al Centro de Recuperacion
07.22.19 FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Now Open
07.22.19 SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Harlingen
07.21.19 FEMA To Open Disaster Recovery Center in Cameron County
07.21.19 Centro De Recuperacion Por Desastre Abrira En La Feria
07.20.19 Residentes Ya Pueden Inscribirse Para Ayuda Federal
07.20.19 Harlingen Residents Can Now Apply for FEMA Assistance
07.03.19 Harlingen to Hold Town Hall Meetings to Discuss Drainage
07.03.19 District 1 Commissioner Sworn-In
07.01.19 Cleanup, Mosquito Spraying, and Damage Assessment Continues
June
06.28.19 Pumping Operations and Damage Assessment Continue
06.27.19 Dewatering and Cleanup Efforts Continue in Harlingen
06.26.19 Harlingen Continues Dewatering Efforts
06.25.19 Harlingen Distributing Sandbags and Monitoring Weather
06.17.19 Harlingen Welcomes First Female Assistant Chief of Police
May
05.30.19 Imagine the Possibilities In Downtown Harlingen
05.09.19 Harlingen Names New Police Chief
05.02.19 Cinco de Mayo Celebration Scheduled in Harlingen
05.02.19 New Public Works Administration Named
05.01.19 Major Apparel and Home Fashion Store Coming to Harlingen
April
04.09.19 Ribbon Cutting Scheduled for Library Teen Room
04.08.19 Harlingen Public Library to Celebrate Library Week with Numerous Activities
04.03.19 City Prepared to Support Non-Profits Sheltering Immigrants Temporarily and to Ensure Safety in the Community
March
03.27.19 Mayor Boswell to Deliver State of the City Address
03.06.19 Groundbreaking to Officially Start Park Project
February
02.28.19 Harlingen and UTRGV Partner to Build New Campus
January
01.23.19 County And Cities Approve Valley MPO Merger
01.18.19 Winter Texan Appreciation Fiesta
01.15.19 Lucio versus Lucio Golf Challenge
01.08.19 Harlingen Mourns Passing of Airline Pioneer
December
12.21.18 Harlingen Names Interim Police Chief
12.21.18 Half Million Dollar Improvements Coming to Busy Shopping Area
12.14.18 Wreaths Across America Comes to Harlingen
12.11.18 Out With the Old and In with the New Golf Carts
12.10.18 Polar Express Arriving at Harlingen Library
12.04.18 Harlingen to Kick Off Holiday Season with Festival & Parade
November
11.15.18 Harlingen & New Mall Owner Excited About New Economic Possibilites
11.09.18 Veterans Day Ceremony Scheduled In Harlingen
11.07.18 Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival Returns To Harlingen
11.05.18 Shopkins Promoter Looking to Reschedule Shows
11.02.18 Shopkins Promoter Cancels Harlingen Shows
11.01.18 Food For Fines Program
October
10.31.18 Dia De Los Muertos
10.30.18 Halloween on Jackson Street
10.29.18 Library Joins Family Place Libraries Program
10.02.18 American Airlines Announces New Service To Harlingen
10.01.18 City Departments Relocated Due to Power Outage
September
09.19.18 Library Hispanic Celebration Event
09.12.18 Sandbags Available
August
08.30.18 Southwest Airlines Adds More Flights
08.28.18 Harlingen Welcomes Frontier Airlines
08.20.18 FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Cameron County Closing
08.20.18 Cartooning Exhibit Coming to Harlingen
08.17.18 Operation Crackdown Returns to Harlingen
08.16.18 EPA Fish Removal Activity at Donna Reservoir
08.10.18 Flood Victims Can Get Rebuilding Tips from Local Home Improvement Stores
08.07.18 FEMA to Hold Public Open House
08.03.18 FEMA Warns About Possible Scams
July 2018
07.23.18 City Schedules Public Forum
07.17.18 FEMA Starts Door to Door Visits in Harlingen
07.17.18 FEMA Empieza Recorrido en Harlingen
07.16.18 Baxter Building Groundbreaking
07.10.18 FEMA Assistance Now Available
JUNE 2018
06.29.18 City Continues Efforts to Combat Mosquitoes
06.26.18 Residents Urged to Report Storm Damage
06.14.18 Harlingen Officials Remind Residents to be Hurricane Ready
MAY 2018
05.24.18: Memorial Holiday Patrol Enhancement
05.15.18: Harlingen to Improve 19 Streets
05.14.18: Election Results Canvassed