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Thursday, December 06, 2012  Texas State Rep. Rene Oliveira (D-Brownsville) said it's possibly the most important piece of legislation he's ever worked on and quite possibly the best thing to happen in the Rio Grande Valley in the past 50 years.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The University of Texas Board of Regents has voted to merge UTPA and UTB as a way to bring a medical school to the Rio Grande Valley.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The UTPA administration says there are approximately 600 students enrolled at the university that quality for deferred action on deportation.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Graduation rates are up at the University of Texas Pan American, but students are in no hurry to graduate, driving up the cost of a college education by thousands of dollars.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  At the First United Methodist Church in McAllen, members of Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Episcopal and Presbyterian churches prayed for immigration reform.

Friday, March 04, 2011  Students in Texas may soon be able to pack their books and pencils beside their guns and ammo before heading to campus.