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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.

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.

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.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A bill has been filed limiting rollovers of SNAP funds.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The story reported by Action 4 News Anchor Joey Horta captured national attention after a tax payer revealed what he claims is abuse of the system.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Action 4's Joey Horta appeared on the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News tonight with his recent investigation into food stamp abuse happening in the valley.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Should there be a limit on how much tax payers dollars can be given to someone on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Two new bills would make it difficult for people who get government assistance to buy for junk food and energy drinks for their kids.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The runoff for Texas State Representative District 40 ended with Terry Canales winning his seat at the Texas State Capitol.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  It's down to the wire in the race for the Texas State Reprsentative District 40 seat in Hidalgo County.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Aside from both being attorneys, Terry Canales and Agustin "Gus" Hernandez, Junior want voters to know they couldn't be more different as candidates in the Democratic primary runoff election for Texas State Representative District 40.

Monday, July 16, 2012  New details have been released leading up to the arrest of a former Edinburg North quarterback on child sex charges.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Two candidates in the Democratic Party race for Texas State Representative District 40 are headed to a runoff.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Among the campaign signs and people waving frantically in Edinburg Wednesday, were the candidates for District 40: T.C. Betancourt, Terry Canales, Gus Hernandez and Rober Peña.

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.