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Monday, February 04, 2013  The unemployment rate is still high. In the Valley the unemployment rate is at about 10.3% as of December 2012. In this competitive market it’s a fight for survival.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Approximately 75 children fill the San Benito Boys & Girls Club each day, after school. They receive tutoring and a helping hand with homework, then participate in activities from arts and crafts to dodge ball.

Monday, February 06, 2012  Juveniles are sent to the Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp School in San Benito for long term discipline. Cadets try to re-learn right from wrong.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  A Brownsville woman says her teenage daughter was subjected to unwanted sex acts while she was in a juvenile detention center and now wants authorities to take action.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  They're dubbed juvenile delinquents, teens involved in crimes which land them in the Cameron County Detention Center where director Tommy Ramirez implements programs to get them moving forward with their lives, just as he does at The Bridge in Harlingen.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  Tommy Ramirez, Cameron County's Chief Probations Officer, is overseeing the transformation of the old Harlingen Police Department into a center that will house several agencies ready and willing to help troubled youth in the Harlingen area.

Friday, February 27, 2009  A Cameron County man issued a Call 4 Action after being required to attend sessions at a juvenile detention center for several hours several times a month.