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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Former Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy pleaded no contest to several state charges in connection to the Phantom Employee scandal.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Vern Vanderpool’s family has been farming in the Rio Grande Valley since the early 1900’s.

Monday, April 15, 2013  When the clock strikes midnight about 60 employees in the lower valley will be unemployed.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  About 200 labor unionists have marched on the Texas Capitol demanding pay raises for state workers and what they called a responsible state budget.

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.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Research conducted by the Texas Workforce Solutions states that Hidalgo, Starr County and Willacy County remain the highest in unemployment, a rate of 12.1%.  Despite the alarming numbers, Workforce Solutions says the jobs are here.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Just minutes out of sight, while shopping at a Wal-Mart store on Saturday, Graciela Dorado alleges a man inappropriately touched her daughter.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  An inspector exposed improper hygiene practices with a female worker who failed to wash her hands after changing an infant’s diaper, according to the report.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Three former Hidalgo County Precinct 1 employees were fired from their positions with the precinct earlier this month following an incident on county property.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The Brownsville restaurant scored the most demerits this week on Food 4 Thought.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Whether an employee agrees to lower pay or not, and no matter what a person's legal status may be, members of the South Texas Civil Rights Project said Wednesday, anyone working in the U.S. must get paid the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, as required by federal law.

Sunday, November 18, 2012  Restaurant workers at Schlitterbahn Beach Resort on South Padre Island are outraged, saying they are the victims of discrimination.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Unpaid employees at an Edinburg adult day care are demanding their employer to pay up.

Monday, October 29, 2012  With only one week until election day tension is growing in the La Joya school board race.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A senior U.S. official says there is strong circumstantial evidence that Mexican federal police who fired on a U.S. embassy vehicle, wounding two CIA agents, were working for organized crime on a targeted assassination attempt.