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Monday, October 29, 2012  Rio Grande Valley republicans presented George P. Bush with an elephant symbolic of the GOP, a book about Harlingen’s 100th anniversary and a Harlingen Cardinals t-shirt, at their headquarters Monday.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  A federal court has ruled against a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to cast ballots in November.

Friday, April 27, 2012  The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in Washington State against the U.S. Border Patrol, seeking to bar agents from making traffic stops.

Sunday, March 11, 2012  The Texas governor praise on a freshman lawmaker when a Hispanic state representative drops the Democratic Party to become a Republican.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  According to a report by the Census Bureau, Hispanics saw one of the sharpest rises in poverty rate.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  McAllen-based pastor Armando Vera is the president of the first-ever 'Hispanic Tea Party' in the United States.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  Melissa Castro started her day Tuesday visiting the site of a burned home in Brownsville, taking pictures of the damage, and making calls to several businesses rallying them to come together to help a family that lost just about everything.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  Many people who use money transmission businesses to wire money to their relatives in Mexico will soon have to pay extra for the process.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  A wave of anti-illegal immigration proposals have been felt around the country. Here in Texas, Governor Rick Perry has asked legislators to help abolish those 'sanctuary cities' that protect undocumented immigrants.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  When we talk about the history of the United States, Hispanics should know they also played an important role in the freedom that this country enjoys. A local director is trying to showcase just that.

Sunday, August 15, 2010  For Consuelo Angulo, The Garcia class action lawsuit could be the only way her family will keep their 500 acre Rodriguez ranch in Pearsol, Texas.

Sunday, November 15, 2009  The number of people living with diabetes is on the rise nationally and in the Valley as local physicians tell Action 4 News.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009  Several activist organizations called for immigration reform in front of U.S. Senator John Cornyn's office in Harlingen on Monday.

Thursday, July 02, 2009  A federal judge in McAllen has ended a class-action lawsuit filed by American citizens delivered by midwives.

Thursday, February 19, 2009  A study says Hispanics outnumber all other racial groups among criminal offenders in federal courts.