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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A bill to allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into Texas college buildings and classrooms has new momentum in the state Senate, but it remains unclear if it has enough to become law.

Monday, May 06, 2013  An Action 4 News investigation reveals that gun traffickers are taking advantage of loopholes in federal laws.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a 22-year-old.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweat spends his days traveling around the country—as he defends his choice to allow teachers to carry guns on campus

Friday, April 19, 2013  WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing -- identified to The Associated Press as coming from the Russian region near Chechnya -- killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at police during their getaway attempt in a long night of violence that left one of them dead and another still at large Friday, authorities said.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities are investigating an accidental shooting that ended with a 2-year-old boy being rushed to a hospital early Wednesday morning.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A plan to train teachers for classroom gunfights is headed to the full Texas Senate -- but with the new stipulation that such instruction not cost more than $1 million in state funds.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A concealed handgun license instructor says he will have to make adjustments if a bill is passed.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  A ruling by the Supreme Court states that law enforcement cannot bring drug-sniffing dogs onto a person’s property to search for evidence of a crime without first getting a search warrant.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Billie Garcia is a freshman at Texas State Technical College (TSTC).

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Authorities are looking for half a dozen armed men accused of participating in a double home invasion near Edcouch.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Authorities are investigating the murders of two men whose bodies were found in a vacant lot south of the border in Ciudad Victoria.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Mexican federal police say they have seized more than nine tons of marijuana, 370 pounds of crystal meth and a large cache of weapons in Reynosa.

Monday, March 04, 2013  According to the Texas Privacy Act a gun seller cannot check if a person buying a weapon has a mental condition or history.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Authorities are investigating an incident where a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a rural area of Hidalgo County.