Ruben Hinojosa News

" U.S. Rep. RubA©n Hinojosa voted to make targeted investments in areas that will rebuild our economy, provide jobs and build infrastructure.

" U.S. This week Rep. RubA©n Hinojosa voted for the largest reform of our nation's financial regulations since the New Deal.

The Texas Border Coalition, which represents cities from Brownsville to El Paso, has praised the new comprehensive immigration reform legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday.

A south Texas district clerk, who's also a congressman's daughter, says she will fight in court her charge of drunken driving.

An aide to U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa said it hit him hard when he realized small acreage vegetable producers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley were traveling to farmers markets in San Antonio and Corpus Christi to sell their goods.

Originally published December 1, 2009 at 7:18 p.m., updated December 1, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. WHICH STATES HAVE DOMES? Texas Arizona Missouri Oklahoma Florida Idaho Minnesota For more information on Monolithic domes, visit www.monolithic.com WOODSBORO - The city of Woodsboro will receive a $1.5 million grant to construct a community shelter, U.S. Rep.

Imagine what the outcry would be if the House of Representatives somehow passed a bill outlawing charter schools nationwide and, before the Senate had even considered the bill, officials throughout government began writing to school districts telling them to start planning to eliminate charters.

U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa along with other Democratic Members of Congress on the Education and Labor Committee, introduced critical legislation to address the high school dropout crisis.

Nov. 24, 2009 - Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, last week withdrew his name from the list of cosponsors of H.R. 3904, an overdraft practices bill introduced by Rep.

On Nov. 3, Principal Stan Simonson and Assistant Principal Mrs. Ross Brown were in Washington, D.C., to receive the Blue Ribbon Award given to St.

Coastal Bend College has received a federal grant to expand its distance learning and allied health program to five more area high schools.

The South Texas International Airport will be receiving nearly $2 million for improvements.

U.S. Rep. Rubn Hinojosa announced Wednesday he will seek an eighth term in office, saying he wants to continue to work on important issues for South Texas.

Originally published November 9, 2009 at 11:20 p.m., updated November 9, 2009 at 11:21 p.m. PHARR, Texas a ' Eleven students including six juveniles are accused of participating in a gang-related riot at a Pharr alternative high school.

Texas border lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Coast Guard to expand its operations along the Rio Grande as a way to increase the federal law enforcement presence there, help thwart drug cartels and curb escalating violence.

By Matt Carter , Thursday, October 22, 2009. A bill that would create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency has emerged from a key committee vote without an amendment that would have delayed implementation of new loan mortgage disclosure forms and closing procedures scheduled to go into effect Jan.

Financial reform just wandered into the culture wars. Democrats erupted over an amendment offered by New York Republican Rep.

Nevada, and other, viewers of "Capitalism, A Love Story," should heed the warning about Dead Peasant's Insurance - a tax scam perpetrated by corporations on states and the federal government.

Oct. 2, 2009 - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he does not believe any financial institution should be exempt from tougher consumer protection enforcement but that some differences in levels of enforcement would be appropriate.

The American Chemical Society will host events for families, teachers and children of all ages at a "Festival de Quimica" Saturday, Oct.