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Hidalgo County health department outlines 2025 accomplishments, seeks $100,000 for opioid surveillance

Hidalgo County Commissioners Court · January 6, 2026
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Summary

Health and Human Services presented a 2025 annual report highlighting lab accreditations and community screenings, and asked the court to appropriate $100,000 from the county opioid abatement settlement fund to create a public‑health opioid surveillance program for 2026.

Hidalgo County Health and Human Services delivered its 2025 annual presentation to the commissioners court on Jan. 12, highlighting expanded clinical services, three laboratory accreditations, mobile wellness screenings, new vaccine offerings and partnerships aimed at strengthening disease surveillance.

Department director Doreen Saliento Rangel and staff described programs that…

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