Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

Sunday, May 12, 2013  A school board election in a Texas town was decided by only one vote.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  A bill to help protect rural school campuses has been tentatively approved by the House of Representatives.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Many supporters of immigration reform attended a forum at the University of Texas at Brownsville Tuesday, to hear from guest speaker U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois. He delivered a promise of reform to come in the following months.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Processing paper files can be a time consuming and costly task, bust Hidalgo County is looking to kick that way of doing business to the curb.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A final vote from the Texas House of Representatives is expected on Thursday regarding the SpaceX Bill.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Texas Lottery Commission won't be abolished after all.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Texas House has delivered a surprising defeat to a bill reauthorizing the Texas Lottery Commission -- casting doubt on the entire lottery statewide.

Friday, April 19, 2013  People are starting to worry what will happen with Immigration Reform now that the two men identified as the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are from a different country, but living in the U.S. legally.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  The Edinburg fire chief along with a state representative are pushing to pass a bill that will help protect homes from fires in rural areas.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  A state representative is pushing a bill that would reduce punishments for some drug cases.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Edinburg CISD Superintendent Rene Gutierrez told Action 4 News, in his 26 years as an educator shootings, like the one that happened at Harwell Middle School in December of 2011, is something they never thought would happen.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley lawmaker is in the hospital after getting into an auto accident in Austin.

Friday, March 15, 2013  For over a year Representative Sergio Munoz, Jr. wrote and re-wrote a piece of legislation—he said will keep students across Texas safe from stray bullets.

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.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Political activists from across the valley are traveling to Austin to voice their support for Medicaid expansion.