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Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The unemployment rate is at 11.7 percent in the Rio Grande Valley but there is one company is dusting off their “Help Wanted” sign.

Monday, July 09, 2012  A Rio Grande Valley citrus company is paying up $11,000 dollars after a federal investigation revealed that they had young children working in the fields.

Saturday, March 31, 2012  A Texas scientist hopes to use proteins found in spinach to fight a disease that is ravaging the citrus industry.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011 

Monday, February 08, 2010  Two residents from Mission are among four people jailed in Chicago after authorities found more than one and a half tons of marijuana hidden in a shipment of grapefruit.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008  Cooler temperatures have been perfect for the Rio Grande Valley's citrus industry.