EDINBURG, March 24 - Speaking at the South Texas Mayors’ Stakeholder Summit, Proyecto Azteca’s Ann Cass Williams said that from a colonia resident’s perspective, the glass is still half empty.

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HARLINGEN, March 24 - The RGV Equal Voice Network is to hold a vigil outside U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s district office in Harlingen next Tuesday to push for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship.

BROWNSVILLE, March 19 - State Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., has filed legislation to set up a guest worker program in Texas similar to that adopted by the state of Utah.

ALTON, March 17 - It is not often the business community and immigrant rights groups agree on things but they have come together to support legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants the opportunity to get a driver’s license.

BROWNSVILLE, February 19 - Congressman Filemon Vela says a border security “trigger” needs to be separated from the immigration reform debate.

SAN JUAN, February 13 - The Immigration Working Group of the RGV Equal Voice Network says it is pleased President Obama focused on immigration reform in his State of the Union address.

SAN JUAN, January 31 - Maybe those senators that comprise the so-called ‘Gang of Eight’ don’t realize how long the line to citizenship really is?

SAN JUAN, December 27 - The year is winding down and holidays are upon us. As you enjoy your time with family, office parties, gift giving, or just relaxing over the días festivos, we invite you to look back on all that we’ve accomplished together this year.

ALAMO, December 23 - One of the top workers for La Unión del Pueblo Entero has been featured in a national AP story about healthcare for undocumented immigrants.

SAN JUAN, December 20 - Three free clinics are to be held in the Rio Grande Valley next month for undocumented high school and college students who may qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

LA JOYA, December 12 - Leaders of national Latino civil rights and labor organizations announced a new campaign Wednesday to win congressional enactment of comprehensive immigration reform in 2013.

EDINBURG, November 28 - The incoming chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus says it is “downright shameful” that talented students who want to make their careers in the STEM fields can never become U.S. citizens.

BROWNSVILLE, November 2 - Guardian columnist Baltazar Acevedo y Arispe, Jr., has written a poem in tribute to the two Guatemalan immigrants killed by a DPS sharpshooter north of La Joya last week.

LA JOYA, November 1 - Two veteran Rio Grande Valley lawmakers have issued their first detailed statements about the killing of two unarmed Guatemalan immigrants by a Texas Department of Public Safety sharpshooter from a helicopter.

LA JOYA, November 1 - The RGV Equal Voice Network has issued a statement saying the shooting of two unarmed Guatemalan immigrants by a DPS sharpshooter was "callous."

McALLEN, 18 de Octubre - Voces Unidas, en conjunto con LUPE, ARISE, TOP y Proyecto Azteca organizo un foro educativo en el centro de convenciones en McAllen donde estuvieron presentes varios candidatos.