Education

The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school board approved last week a resolution calling on the Texas Legislature to reject any diversion of public dollars to private entities in the form of education savings accounts and vouchers, and is calling on other districts to join them in the push.

BROWNSVILLE — On a thoroughly windy afternoon, track and field athletes from all six Brownsville Independent School District high schools participated Tuesday in the inaugural Rio Grande Valley Unified Interscholastic Area track meet at Veterans Memorial Early College High School.

South Texas College is silent on two bills filed by state Rep. Sergio Muñoz, D-Palmview, that would give voters more say on the institution’s taxing capabilities and the amount of time elected trustees serve on its board.

BROWNSVILLE — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, whose district includes Cameron County, has announced the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will receive two grants totalling $2.2 million during a period of five years from the U.S. Department of Education.

HARLINGEN — The Allied Health division at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus will host a community event from 3 to 7 p.m. on...

University hospitality and tourism students from the Upper Rio Grande Valley traveled to the Lower Valley recently to get a taste of the real world, so to speak.

HARLINGEN — National Welding Month, which is observed each April, is a good time to showcase how current automation technology in Texas State Technical...

The cars are silent until the green flag comes down — signaling the race start — then nearly as one, the hum of electric vehicles sounds as racers take off from the starting line Saturday at the annual South Texas Greenpower USA Goblin and F24 Showcase at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport.

The annual South Texas Greenpower USA Goblin and F24 Showcase was held at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport over the weekend. Read the full...

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus opened the doors to its annual Industry Job Fair, where more than 250 students and alumni...