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Wednesday, May 23, 2012  A Brownsville restaurant scores 28 demerits for multiple violations and health inspectors discover moldy corn tortillas at a Pharr eatery.

Friday, November 25, 2011  Law enforcement officers are on alert as drug smugglers try to use the post office holiday rush to get their goods in the mail.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  A Weslaco meat market may have a new name but the location continues to rack up high demerits on health reports.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Before you grab a morning taco, check out which convenience store kitchens the Food Patrol exposed this week for dirty dining.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Does Magic World Party House in McAllen have a trick up its sleeve? Inspectors alleged the children’s party business may be improperly selling food and or cleaning unapproved equipment in the kitchen.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  The corn roasting days are over for a mobile vendor that was shut down for “illegally operating” out of the Mission area.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  A health inspector finds evidence of rodents, off temperature food, and poor employee hygiene practices at Taqueria Morales.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009  A double dose of dirty dining in Brownsville this week.  Inspectors dug up demerits at two restaurants where each was found with a buffet of violations.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009  Restaurants were caught with an employee brushing their teeth in the kitchen, buying potentially hazardous shrimp and not keeping up with proper health rules to keep the public safe.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009  What-a-mess inspectors uncovered at a Whataburger in McAllen....

Wednesday, May 06, 2009  A 10-month investigation ended with federal officials filing criminal charges against seven Mission men for mailing 234 packages containing more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana.

Thursday, January 15, 2009  Kitchen cops busted a popular Mexican restaurant in McAllen twice in one month's time for dirty dining.