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Beyond the Brush
Posted 8:55 PM 11/14/2012
BROOKS COUNTY - The sun struggles to shine through the fog during a recent morning as deputies converge on a ranch west of Falfurrias.
The Brooks County Sheriff's deputies board their (More)
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Special Report - Children of Hope
Lone Star Card Fraud
Posted 10:01 PM 11/8/2012
RIO GRANDE VALLEY - Food benefits are an important part of life for 25 percent of Rio Grande Valley residents, state records show.
Texas hands out $420 million a month statewide in food (More)
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Special Report - Children of Hope
Lone Star Card a Way of Life in the Valley
Posted 9:33 PM 11/8/2012
RIO GRANDE VALLEY - The Lone Star Card is a way of life for thousands of Rio Grande Valley residents.
One in every four residents relies on the government for food assistance. That's 385,000 (More)
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Investigations
IRRA Charter School Under Investigation
Posted 9:53 PM 9/20/2012
WESLACO - A Rio Grande Valley charter school has become the focus of a state investigation.
State officials said IRRA Charter School got nearly $900,000 more than it should have (More)
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Investigations
EMS Company Tangled in Web of Confusion
Posted 9:38 PM 8/23/2012
HIDALGO COUNTY - Seven ambulance companies respond to emergency calls in Hidalgo County. All the companies have contracts with the cities and emergency districts they serve, officials said.
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Investigations
Lives on the Line
Posted 9:25 PM 8/23/2012
WESLACO - Confusion on the part of emergency medical service workers may have put a man's life at risk.
John Pemelton's wife called 911 on July 8 after she found him unconscious.
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A Badge and A Gun
Posted 5:06 PM 7/12/2012
WILLACY COUNTY - Smugglers and traffickers are becoming aware of part of the Rio Grande Valley where they can pass without much trouble from the law.
A law enforcement official in Willacy (More)
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Investigations
California Murder Suspect Caught In Valley
Posted 10:16 PM 7/8/2012
GRANJENO - A man wanted for murder in California was arrested Sunday at a home near the Anzalduas International Bridge. Ricardo Criado, 22, was captured just south of Mission in the small town (More)
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Investigations
Investigation: Insiders Say Call Center Workers Paid to Get Customers' Personal Information
Posted 9:05 PM 6/28/2012
HARLINGEN - Some bank customers' personal information may not be as secure as they believe.
"I think (Bank of America) customers think of their information being inside of a bank... but (More)
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$60,000,000 in State Equipment Missing
Posted 11:43 PM 5/24/2012
AUSTIN - Guns, laptop computers, video cameras and other equipment totaling more than $60 million is missing. The Texas government lost hundreds of costly, confidential and potentially dangerous (More)
