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Sunday, May 05, 2013  A bill to help protect rural school campuses has been tentatively approved by the House of Representatives.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  The Valley AIDS Council held their first-ever Viva La Vida 5K run Saturday morning.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Advancing the next generation of Texans to college is the primary goal of Generation Texas (GenTX) day.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Going to college is a dream for some--but becoming a reality for many more as high schools across the Valley offer programs that make getting there much easier.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Advancing the next generation of Texans to college is the primary goal of Generation Texas (GenTX) day.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Advancing the next generation of Texans to college is the primary goal of Generation Texas (GenTX) day.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Beginning on August 8th, 2013, the Texas Education Agency will implement new ratings under the 2013 state accountability system.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Harlingen School Board Vice-President George McShan opposes proposals for vouchers that call for taking public education funds and putting them towards private school education.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A New Jersey mother is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after she allegedly smuggled a Guatemalan child in order to help pay her daughter’s quinceanera.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Texas has unveiled a new school accountability rating system that emphasizes closing achievement gaps between low-income and minority students and higher-performing cohorts of young people.

Monday, April 22, 2013  More than 4.7 million people are reported victims of dog bites each year.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Edinburg CISD Superintendent Rene Gutierrez told Action 4 News, in his 26 years as an educator shootings, like the one that happened at Harwell Middle School in December of 2011, is something they never thought would happen.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Wednesday’s Weather Sketcher was drawn by Mia Lopez, a 3rd grader at St. Anthony’s Catholic School.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Wednesday’s Weather Sketcher was drawn by Nicole Hinkle, a 3rd grader at St. Anthony’s Catholic School.

Monday, March 18, 2013  A contract with Community Loan Center to provide pay-day loans for Brownsville Independent School District employees, was approved by the school board on a 4-3 vote.