Education

The Brownsville Independent School District began work on its 2024-2025 budget at a Saturday morning workshop that sought everyone’s help to offset the impact of reduced state funding and still improve classroom instruction.

MISSION — For engineering students in South Texas, the FIRST in Texas championship is not just about robotics, and it shows. During Saturday’s competition, students exhibited camaraderie, passion and ambition in this tight-knit community.

HARLINGEN — The stress of being a first-time college student, difficulty balancing school and work, and isolation can all be reasons why students might need someone to talk to.

HARLINGEN — Some Texas State Technical College Wind Energy Technology students recently learned about potential careers that they might pursue after they graduate.

South Texas Health System announced Wednesday the launching of a new education program and residency, its newest effort to help bridge the gap in the statewide physician shortage.

HARLINGEN — Students in the Vocational Nursing and LVN to RN Transition programs at Texas State Technical College are committed to treating patients as if they were members of their own families.

EDINBURG — The 54th annual Alegría by the UTRGV Ballet Folklórico gives viewers a history of Mexico through the art of dance and music featuring two new pieces this year representing Nuevo León and Yucatán.

Thanks to the standoff at the Legislature between vouchers and school funding, and multiple related factors, the Brownsville Independent School District faces a best-case scenario $16 million deficit even before it begins drafting next year’s budget.

HARLINGEN — Kayla Lara leaned into her laptop, tapping with sharp focus on her keyboard as she worked on her blended learning assignment.

The Texas Education Agency announced the appointment of a new La Joya ISD board of managers and new superintendent, Marcey Sorensen, to oversee operations for the district.