Tag: South Texas ISD (STISD)

Momentum to eliminate South Texas ISD’s taxing authority increased early this week as two more Rio Grande Valley school districts approved resolutions supporting the...

Two Hidalgo County school districts will consider this week pushing for legislative changes that could impact the funding formula of South Texas ISD and...

MERCEDES — South Texas Independent School District announced it has received an unsolicited gift of $8 million from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest donation in district history.

MERCEDES — The South Texas Independent School District received an $8 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott this week, the largest in the school system’s history.

MERCEDES — An effort to put aside South Texas Independent School District Superintendent Marco Antonio Lara in favor of an acting or interim replacement went nowhere last week.

MERCEDES — The South Texas ISD Board of Directors will discuss Superintendent Marco Antonio Lara Jr.’s performance Tuesday and could take action on naming a possible acting superintendent, although district leadership is exceptionally tightlipped about the superintendent’s potential removal.

MERCEDES —South Texas Independent School District and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley held a signing ceremony Monday morning to announce a new partnership between the two entities.

South Texas ISD Superintendent Marco Antonio Lara Jr. was named regional Superintendent of the Year and will represent Region One in the statewide awards program, Region One ESC said in a news release Monday.

Special to The Herald

MERCEDES — You’ll never step foot on South Texas Independent School District’s seventh campus. Although the district’s existing schools will return to 100% in-person learning...