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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Authorities have arrested a Brownsville teenager accused of shooting a man in the head.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A man remains fighting for his life while three people are behind bars in connection to a shooting near two schools in Brownsville.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Authorities placed two Brownsville schools under lockdown following reports of gunfire on the city's northeast side.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A Brownsville high school failed to meet standardized testing marks repeatedly, so the state has stepped in with extra resources and facilitators to help get them up to par.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Mother alleges excessive force on son because of a lighter.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  The Brownsville Rivera High School student that was killed in a car crash in Matamoros was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon.

Monday, March 26, 2012  The mother of a Brownsville teen killed in a Matamoros car crash speaks out to Action 4 News.

Monday, March 26, 2012  The death of an 18-year-old student in the Brownsville Independent School District remains under investigation.

Sunday, March 25, 2012  A Brownsville mother is without her 18-year-old son, after he was killed Saturday in Matamoros.

Sunday, March 25, 2012  While the Brownsville Independent School District will not confirm how Rivera High School Senior Juvenal Torres died, his football coaches said he died in a car accident in Matamoros.

Friday, November 18, 2011  The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas sent the Brownsville Independent School District a public information request Thursday.  The ACLU is asking the largest school district in South Texas about their policies regarding students' rights to freely express their faith - including through clothing or articles of faith.

Friday, August 12, 2011  A small protest surprised Brownsville Independent School District employees Friday.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  Leticia Garcia, Maria Nieto, Becky Cruz and Esperanza Garza have one thing in common: they were all ticketed for speeding on Tuesday in Brownsville outside Vermillion Elementary School.

Saturday, December 18, 2010  A Rivera High School student is facing criminal charges after he allegedly teamed up with members of a local gang to go after a classmate who got him in trouble.

Friday, March 12, 2010  A Brownsville mother is making a desperate plea for the safe return of her missing 15-year-old daughter.