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Monday, May 13, 2013  Food banks across the nation are concerned they may not have enough food to meet demand if congress decides to approve a $20 billion cut to food assistance programs.

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, February 20, 2013  Should there be a limit on how much tax payers dollars can be given to someone on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Should there be a limit on how much taxpayer dollars can be given to the someone on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program?

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are calling on the Texas Legislature to impose drug-testing for welfare and unemployment-benefits recipients.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  More older Texans apparently struggling to make ends meet have been turning to food stamps.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Rio Grande Valley residents and one lawmaker spoke to Action 4 News about a controversial proposal to administer drug testing to food stamp recipients.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  Fast food restaurants are lobbying to accept food stamps and it’s not coming as a surprise industry experts.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  Hidalgo County holds the highest unemployment rate in Texas.

Monday, June 06, 2011  Beginning July first, anyone applying for welfare in Florida must undergo drug testing. Could a simliar measure be enacted in Texas?

Friday, August 06, 2010  A special program provides free cell phones to Food Stamp, Medicaid and other recipients of government assistance programs.

Sunday, January 17, 2010  Reduce your budgets! That’s the word from Governor Rick Perry and state lawmakers like René Oliveira.

Saturday, December 19, 2009  The Texas RioGrande Legal Aid is looking for more individual to join its lawsuit against the Texas Department of Housing and Human Services.

Friday, December 18, 2009  The state's lingering backlog of food stamp applications has led to a lawsuit by a legal aid group in south Texas.

Thursday, October 01, 2009  A census report released this week shows that McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metropolitan Statistical Areas have the highest poverty rate in the United States with 35.5% of people below the poverty line.