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Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Valentina Sandoval is disabled. She is blind and completely depends on her husband. He's the breadwinner in the family taking jobs in construction and in agriculture; she says he takes what jobs he can get.

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

Monday, October 22, 2012  After a successful campaign to register voters, AACT Now is targeting registered voters to get them to the polls, using different and innovative ways.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  With only four days until the current 3.4 percent interest rate for student loans is set to expire, it appears the Senate is on track to pass an extension.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  Millions of college students are waiting on Congress to make a move. If the House doesn't act fast, student loan rates could go up next week.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  University of Texas at Brownsville Professor Dr. Carlos Figueroa is hopeful that President Obama will use Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address as a platform to get back to basics.