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Monday, March 11, 2013  District 40 State Rep. Terry Canales is calling out Fox News host Bill O'Reilly after making what Canales calls ignorant claims about the people of South Texas.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Hidalgo County Democratic Chair Kelly Salazar and Republican Rep. Aaron Peña for Dist. 40 in the state of Texas joined Action 4 Sunrise to give you their insight on key races from the night before.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The runoff for Texas State Representative District 40 ended with Terry Canales winning his seat at the Texas State Capitol.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  It's down to the wire in the race for the Texas State Reprsentative District 40 seat in Hidalgo County.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Aside from both being attorneys, Terry Canales and Agustin "Gus" Hernandez, Junior want voters to know they couldn't be more different as candidates in the Democratic primary runoff election for Texas State Representative District 40.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Two candidates in the Democratic Party race for Texas State Representative District 40 are headed to a runoff.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Among the campaign signs and people waving frantically in Edinburg Wednesday, were the candidates for District 40: T.C. Betancourt, Terry Canales, Gus Hernandez and Rober Peña.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Political tension is rising after state representative candidate Robert Peña Jr.’s campaign materials were vandalized.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  A candidate for District 40 state representative announced he is filing a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission Wednesday.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The seats of the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance were filled with people ready to meet the candidates for upcoming elections in person and introduce themselves as they debated issues affecting local government and hidalgo county community.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  The announcement came Thursday morning: Governor Rick Perry announced he would abandon his quest to become the Republican presidential nominee.

Friday, November 25, 2011  She's been on the Rio Grande Valley airwaves for years and now, she's hoping to cash in that fame in for a Texas State Representative seat.

Friday, November 25, 2011  After five terms  in office, Edinburg-based State Rep. Aaron Peña has announced that he will not seek re-election.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009  State Representative Aaron Peña has called his latest bill the most important piece of legislation he will file this year.