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Hidalgo County’s new courthouse is already running out of room. Hidalgo County spent roughly $190 million on the seven-story building, which contains 30 ...

The renovations will make the building easier to navigate and support a user-friendly court process to better serve the ...

It calls for a $135.5 million Texas Cyber Command in partnership with UTSA. It could bring 130 jobs to the area.