Thousands of homes and businesses in rural and unincorporated areas of the Rio Grande Valley could be better protected during fire emergencies under legislation filed by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg.

Yesterday I testified on behalf of the Innocence Project of Texas in support of Rep. Terry Canales' HB 1096 requiring recording of custodial police investigations, which is one of the outstanding recommendations of the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions the Legislature has not yet acted upon. 

Enrique Chavez takes comfort in the fact that his son will not be forgotten.

Superintendent Rene Gutierrez tried to explain to Austin lawmakers Thursday just how often gunfire from hunters and target shooters is noticeable around district schools.

Texas’ education policy would be dramatically improved under House Bill 5, legislation, local leaders said.

In an attempt to increase civic participation among the state's growing Hispanic population, state Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, has filed a bill to make legislative information from the state House available on the internet in Spanish.

Legislation that would merge the University of Texas-Pan American and UT-Brownsville – and also creates a UT medical school in the Rio Grande Valley as part of the proposed system – was passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday, March 13.

The full Texas Senate voted in favor of starting a new, major University of Texas System university and medical school in South Texas.

An Edinburg legislator filed legislation Friday that would limit the benefits recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — known as food stamps — could carry over continually, days after the U.S. Department of Agriculture directed state agencies to conduct a review of high balance accounts. 

A bill has been filed limiting rollovers of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds.