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Monday, January 07, 2013  Undocumented students falling under the new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are gearing up to face a tough task...filling out those applications to ensure their rights and spot at school.  The Austin-based Texas Civil Rights project is teaming up with the University of Texas Law School Pro-Bono program to help.  Attorney Amelia Ruiz Fischer joined Sunrise to discuss the clinics they'll be hosting.

Monday, November 05, 2012  With Veterans Day a week away, a Mercedes man is especially upset over one school's auditorium display of the Mexican flag right alongside an American flag.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The job of a teacher's aide is not only to help the teacher, but also to provide extra assistance to students in the classroom.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  A Mercedes teacher’s aide is facing criminal charges after he allegedly hurt a 6-year-old boy in the classroom.

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

Friday, January 06, 2012  A grieving step-mother, Noralba Gonzalez, could not fight back the pain and tears Friday as she talked about the boy she raised since childhood, Jaime Gonzalez. The 15-year-old died after getting shot by police Wednesday at Cummings Middle School.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  The stats are startling. Children across the nation age 6 to 11 are getting bigger by the second.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  McDonald's under pressure again to fire Ronald McDonald.

Monday, May 31, 2010 

Friday, May 07, 2010  Nestled in a dusty plain just outside of Matamoros is Ciudad de los Niños, the City of Children. More than 40 children call the six building complex home, thanks to one man.

Friday, March 05, 2010  Brownsville is being included as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-childhood obesity campaign.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  A patrolman with the Mercedes Police Department, joins our efforts to “zap” speeders outside the Mercedes Early Childhood Center near 6th Street and Indiana Avenue.