Former CEO of Hidalgo County EMS avoids prison after cooperating in public corruption case

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The former CEO of Hidalgo County EMS avoided prison Monday after he cooperated with the government in a public corruption case. Kenneth B. Ponce, 52, of Lyford owned Hidalgo County EMS, which responded to 911 calls in Edinburg, Pharr and rural parts of Hidalgo County. In 2019, when Hidalgo County EMS declared [...]