Revenge Porn Now Illegal
“Revenge porn”, which involves unauthorized posting of intimate images on the Internet in order to traumatize a person, a “despicable tactic” that is now illegal in Texas, says Rep. Canales
How will Texas identify hundreds of abandoned immigrant bodies?
Last summer, researchers made a gruesome discovery in a rural outpost nearly 150 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.
Read moreTexas Scientists to Find Better Way to Identify Remains
“It's disturbing. It's disheartening. It's not the way Texans treat people. It's not what we do. It's a beautiful thing that our country is so great that people are fighting to come here. Then, we set that example, that's not who we are,” Representative Terry Canales said.
Read moreHonoring Joe Filoteo for decades of service as an educator in Edinburg

Texas State Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) appeared before the City Council to present a resolution honoring Joe Filoteo for decades of service as an educator in Edinburg.
Read moreTexas A&M Signing Ceremony

In a historical moment, officials with the Texas A&M University System, the City of McAllen and Hidalgo County took the first steps to expand the university’s presence in the Rio Grande Valley.
Read moreIn meetings with Valley press corps, President Bailey shares his vision for UT-Rio Grande Valley
Guy Bailey, founding president of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has put more than 37,000 miles on his pickup truck since July 1, 2014, driving from one end of the Valley to the other to ensure a stellar launch for this distributed university on Monday, August 31.
Read moreHidalgo County courts first in the state for criminal e-filing system
Beginning tomorrow, Hidalgo County will be the first county in the state to implement a criminal court electronic filing system in all of its courts.
Read moreThe road to UTRGV, the first university created in 21st century
Decades of brainstorming ways to better fund the University of Texas-Pan American and UT-Brownsville culminated in October 2012 with a midnight phone call between then-UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and former UT System Regent Eugene Powell.
Van donated to Edinburg chamber by State Rep. Canales, transportation company
LeFleur Transportation and State Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, donated a van to the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.
Read moreValley state lawmakers oppose budget cuts for therapy services that help 60,000 disabled children and elderly Texans – including more than 26,000 in the Valley – says Rep. Canales
Valley state lawmakers oppose budget cuts for therapy services that help 60,000 disabled children and elderly Texans - including more than 26,000 in the Valley - says Rep. Canales
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