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Friday, May 10, 2013  A report of an unknown man taking pictures of students outside sparks increased security at Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School in the Sharyland ISD but the district's action did not include alerting school parents and that has a father of 2 girls who walk home from the school very concerned.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Immigration will be the topic of discussion of a Tuesday morning forum with three congressmen at the University of Texas at Brownsville.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  Action 4 News is teaming up with Congressmen Filemon Vela, Ruben Hinojosa and Chicago Congressman Luis Guiterrez to host forum to discuss

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Drought conditions in the Rio Grande Valley are so bad, lawmakers are calling it a major issue with communities along the border running out of water.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Congressman Hinojosa said he wants to encourage people to go out and vote.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Their emergence in South Texas differed from the splashy way the Tea Party showed up across the country.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  It was a night filled with hard-hitting questions and clear responses from candidates running for Congress in the November election.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The UTPA administration says there are approximately 600 students enrolled at the university that quality for deferred action on deportation.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  With run-off elections just around the corner, candidates like Dale Brueggemann are traveling around the state to get the vote out.

Friday, June 15, 2012  The historic announcement President Barrack Obama made Friday afternoon has sparked interest in Valley congressmen, Blake Farenthold, Henry Cuellar and Ruben Hinojosa.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  A meeting on Thursday night at the McAllen Convention Center sought to fight for more funds for independently owned pharmacies.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Undocumented workers have figured out a way to get more money from the government than the regular tax payers will ever see.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Ruben R. Ramirez believes in equal rights for same sex marriage couples, an eventual pathway to citizenship for students illegally in the country through no fault of their own and a dual approach to border security with more boots and technology.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The seats of the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance were filled with people ready to meet the candidates for upcoming elections in person and introduce themselves as they debated issues affecting local government and hidalgo county community.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Thousands of people turned out to the Harlingen Community Center for their chance at a job.