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Friday, February 08, 2013  A Hidalgo County jury found the son of a former Edinburg mayor guilty of murder but a judge is allowing him to remain free on bond until his sentencing on Monday.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Rene Flores has tried close to 30 murder trials as a defense attorney since beginning law practice in 1999.

Monday, May 07, 2012  An indictment unsealed in federal court Monday reveals a web of alleged racketeering with Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos on the receiving end of a murder trial in which the defendant Amit Livingston would enter into a plea agreement in exchange for 23 years.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  A Mexican Mafia member is going to spend the next 50 years in prison for the murder of a Harlingen woman.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011  A Mexican Mafia member has been spared the death penalty following a mixed verdict handed down by a jury in Brownsville.

Monday, November 21, 2011  The fate of an Mexican Mafia member accused of the 8-year-old murder of a Harlingen woman could soon be decided.

Friday, October 21, 2011 

Saturday, August 20, 2011  Friends and family of slain teen Tiffany Galvan will gather today at 4 p.m. at Benavides Park, on Browne Road just outside Brownsville, for a memorial to celebrate her life.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010  An Action 4 News investigation has revealed that John Allen Rubio's new trial could cost taxpayers more than $750,000 dollars.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  The jury room inside the Cameron County Courthouse filled up Wednesday morning with over 200 potential jurors for John Allen Rubio's competency hearing.

Friday, February 05, 2010  A Brownsville woman serving a life sentence for killing her three children has returned to the Valley to testify in her husband’s capital murder trial.

Thursday, December 17, 2009  Moving things along , thats exactly what the new appointed judge to the John Allen Rubio case wants to do

Monday, December 07, 2009  The trial of the Brownsville father accused of decapitating his three children in 2003 has taken another setback after the presiding judge decided to remove himself on Monday morning.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009  The capital murder trial for a military veteran tragically killed back in 2008 begins in an Hidalgo County courtroom this week.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009  Testimony continues Tuesday in the murder trial for Carla Ramos.