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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.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  A federal court has ruled against a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to cast ballots in November.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  A new congressional report says Mexico's reliance on the military to combat widespread drug violence has been largely ineffective and has led to increases in human rights violations.

Friday, June 15, 2012  The federal government will stop deporting some illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children and don’t have a criminal history.

Friday, June 15, 2012  The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin giving work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  The U.S. Border Patrol is unveiling its first national strategy in eight years, a period in which the number of agents more than doubled and apprehensions of people entering illegally from Mexico dropped to a 40-year low.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Local shelters are taking a hit following $20 million in state budget cuts for homeless prevention programs.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  CNN reports that Mars and other candymakers plan to stop selling all chocolate bars with more than 250 calories by the end of 2013.

Friday, February 10, 2012  President Barack Obama declared Friday he's found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free contraception.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  A Zetas drug cartel member accused of killing a Brownsville ICE agent is Mexico is now in American custody where he faced a judge in Washington DC.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  White House officials are looking for the American public's feedback through new on-line petitions.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

Monday, June 06, 2011  After days of denials, a choked-up New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner confessed that he sent a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman.

Monday, May 02, 2011  Many Rio Grande Valley residents are reportin that they first heard about Osama Bin Laden's death through social media networks such as Facebook or Twitter.

Monday, May 02, 2011  Action 4 News has posted RAW VIDEO and a complete transcript of President Barack Obama's speech announcing the death of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden.