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EAGLE PASS, Texas — Cases of Dengue fever are rising along the Texas-Mexico border with rates in the Lone Star State reaching levels not seen in more than two decades. In Mexico, hospitalizations and deaths from complications of the virus are also on the rise. Despite the proximity of border cities in Mexico and Texas, the rates of contagion with the Dengue virus differ significantly. In Mexico, rates of infection and deaths from the mosquito-borne virus are significantly higher. In Texas, the first locally acquired case of Dengue fever this year did not appear until November. The Cameron County resident...

While spring break revelers in Miami were put under curfew following a series of deadly shootings, the party shows no signs of slowing down in Texas. Hordes of rowdy college students were seen drinking, dancing and twerking Saturday on the beaches of South Padre Island as celebrations continued there unabated. Despite gray skies and blustery conditions, hundreds of Gen Z party animals stripped down and drank up during a daylight rave on Clayton’s Beach.