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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  More than an hour of delaying tactics from House Democrats has blocked a vote on a hotly debated bill that would have mandated drug testing for some welfare applicants.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  A woman was arraigned on two counts of fraud Thursday.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Brownsville man is facing criminal charges after authorities raided his home and found cocaine near a baby's crib.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Former Hidalgo County District Clerk Omar Guerrero is back in trouble with the law.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A woman is behind bars following a disturbance where police later found cocaine in her undergarment.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A man is facing criminal charges after 'magic mushrooms' and several other drugs were found inside a home in the Brownsville Country Club.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A man in McAllen jumps from an overpass and doesn't live to explain why.  In 2011, nearly 3-thousand people committed suicide in Texas. We reached out to doctors for information to prevent these tragedies.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A bill that would require some applicants for unemployment benefits to take a drug test is a step closer to becoming law.

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

Saturday, March 16, 2013  A Laureles woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of a scheme where she visited several doctors to get prescriptions for the same pain killer.

Monday, February 25, 2013  A Laredo man is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after authorities found more than 500 pounds of cocaine in the attic of home he was renting.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio has confirmed that deputies seized more than $250,000 dollars worth of cocaine from a home in Santa Rosa.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  A 63-year-old woman was arrested after she was caught with pills and drinking and driving.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Harlingen police arrested Andrew Taylor Simmons after they found he had a total of 1,626 ecstasy pills.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A traffic stop ended with multiple criminal charges for a couple driving around with their 3-year-old child and 26 pounds of cocaine.