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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Early voting is underway across the Valley and in Harlingen one of the most anticipated showdowns is between incumbent Chris Boswell and challenger Rick Morales.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Todd and Demina Nichols are raising their two sons in an environment where sex is not something to laugh about, but instead they feel it should be understood so that their two sons don't make mistakes and are aware of what they may encounter in the real world.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  This year health care facilities are reporting a four percent increase in flue cases compared to last year. – that equals about 12 percent of patients.

Friday, December 07, 2012  University of Texas at Brownsville biology students Julio Cesar Ramos and Jennifer Espinales, never thought they'd have the opportunity to attend medical school right here at home.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  State Health Department urges everyone to get vaccinated.

Monday, November 05, 2012  November is national diabetes month. Sharyland ISD is hoping to educate parents about the disease. They say it's an epidemic that's already impacting our community.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  LULAC representatives from as far away as San Antonio, health care professionals from across the Rio Grande Valley and state leaders including State Rep. Eddie Lucio III gathered to protest health care cuts, Tuesday at the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The University of Texas made a big announcement Friday that will have a huge impact on the Rio Grande Valley and its influence on the future of medicine.

Friday, July 27, 2012  The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District used to known as the "dropout factory" among school districts across the state.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Adam Lee Bravo's first trip to the Rio Grande Valley was a somber one. Unfortunately, he left his home in Deming, New Mexico to come to Harlingen to claim the body of his 11-month-old son Adam Noah Bravo.

Saturday, June 09, 2012  If the final standards were already in place, more than half of Texas high school freshmen would have failed the new, more rigorous end-of-course standardized tests in five key areas.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  More than 400 school districts across the Lone Star State are calling upon the state legislature to re-examine the way students are tested.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Shane Harper is a triple threat singer, actor and dancer.  Just hours after delighting hundreds of fans at Borderfest he stopped by our Action 4 Studios in Harlingen to talk about his latest album.

Sunday, February 19, 2012  The Texas Education Commissioner bowed to pressure from state lawmakers, including some from the Valley, to delay a requirement that would make the new STAAR test 15 percent of a student's overall grade in core classes.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Texas Education Agency gave La Feria High School a rating of "Academically Unacceptable" in November. .