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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Authorities temporarily placed an elementary school in Edinburg under lockdown after a man was seen jumping a fence.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A San Benito woman is facing criminal charges months after she allegedly shot herself in the parking lot of a school in Harlingen.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Raymondville police officers, Willacy County Sheriff deputies and constables and Lyford Consolidated Independent School District Police took their turns shooting at targets inside a classroom, at the old Travis Elementary School building in Lyford.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A Harlingen teen was taken to the hospital Friday morning after an accident outside Travis Elementary School.

Friday, November 23, 2012  A shooting outside an elementary school in Harlingen remains under investigation.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Authorities are investigating a shooting on a street next to an elementary school in Harlingen.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  A man with a gun prompted authorities to temporarily place two schools in Mercedes under lockdown.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  An Edinburg kindergarten teacher is given the Pay it 4Ward prize for her acts of kindness inside and outside the classroom.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Monday was a busy day for thousands of Rio Grande Valley families whose children are now back in school.

Friday, November 05, 2010  Today’s Weather Sketcher is Paulina Trevino, a first grade student in Mrs. Garcia’s class at Travis Elementary School in Harlingen.