Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

Today at 2:57 PM  Texas will keep testing public high school athletes for another two years under the state budget deal agreed to on Friday.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Brownsville state representative Eddie Lucio III has filed a bill to the Texas legislature that would prohibit high school football programs state-wide from having more than one full contact practice per week on game weeks. Some local coaches think that bill is a very bad idea.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The “Good Neighbor Day” Golf Tournament is a benefit where seniors are helping seniors in high school to help support the golf programs at their schools. John Combs joined Sunrise with more information.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Students in San Benito got a surprise visit on Friday by pro athletes, all in an effort to promote healthy living.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Action 4 News is partnering with McAllen ISD and San Benito CISD to provide LIVE VIDEO streams of the 46 high school marching bands competing in the Pigskin Jubilee on Saturday.

Friday, September 07, 2012  Action 4 Sports is provide a LIVE AUDIO stream of the 83rd Battle Of The Arroyo and five other high school football games tonight.

Friday, August 31, 2012  The University of Texas at Brownsville has a new mascot: the Ocelot.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Season tickets for the Harlingen Cardinals football games go on sale first thing on Tuesday morning but eager fans already started camping out on Monday morning.

Sunday, December 04, 2011  The final figures are in and it looks like Action 4 News had a global audience for its LIVE video stream of the Harlingen Cardinals game on Friday night.

Friday, December 02, 2011  Action 4 News has posted RAW VIDEO of the Harlingen Cardinals sendoff as they left for the playoffs game with the San Antonio Madison Mavericks at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville.

Monday, October 24, 2011  Travis Trevino's plans to get the equivalent of a high school diploma have been derailed at the Donna ISD.

Friday, October 14, 2011  A male cheerleader at Alice High School is claiming discrimination after being kicked off the Coyotes cheerleading squad and suspended from school after being caught giving a same sex kiss.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Harlingen's Memorial Middle School students danced at Boggus Stadium as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move program.

Monday, March 28, 2011  As 17-year-old Steven Garza battles testicular cancer, fellow students and players rally in support.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  It's not everyday an NFL player cruises the halls of a Rio Grande Valley elementary school, but when that player is Rio Hondo's own Roberto Garza, it's like the entire Chicago Bears team is in town.