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Championship standard: Powerhouse UTRGV chess team heads to Final Four

BROWNSVILLE — Just like other college sport dynasties such as Nick Saban’s Alabama football or Geno Auriemna’s University of Connecticut Women’s basketball, the UTRGV Chess Program has established itself as a powerhouse in the sport and is looking to add another title competing in this year’s Final Four of Collegiate Chess this weekend.

UTRGV accepts invitation to join Southland Conference

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will join the Southland Conference as a full-time member beginning in July 2024, the UTRGV athletics department announced Monday.

Brownsville’s W.F. Strong appointed to Texas State Historical Association board

Doors just keep opening for W.F. Strong, Brownsville resident, Falfurrias native, author and gravelly voiced narrator of the National Public Radio program "Stories From Texas."

Editorial: Vackar family continues to serve as prime examples of community involvement

Robert and Janet Vackar have long made a name for themselves in running and expanding the Bert Ogden Auto Group across the Rio Grande Valley; it's named after Janet Vackar's father, who founded the business decades ago. The Vackars' name also will live on as a result of their continued generosity to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UTRGV to rename H-E-B Park to Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium

EDINBURG — The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Thursday announced it is renaming UTRGV Stadium, formerly H-E-B Park, to the Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium.

San Antonio, RGV mayors meet as part of regional alliance

EDINBURG — There’s power in speaking with a unified voice, and that’s precisely what municipal leaders from Brownsville to San Antonio hope to leverage through a new partnership called the South Texas Alliance of Cities, or STAC.

Lockdown lifted at UTRGV Harlingen campus following altercation in VA parking lot

HARLINGEN — UTRGV’s campus here was placed on lockdown Thursday morning after the university reported on social media about a “possible armed intruder.”

I got the red light wellness treatment to answer some questions: Does it work?

EDINBURG — At the far end of one of UTRGV’s gym rooms are two smaller areas where Juan Gonzalez and his team have established something new to the Rio Grande Valley.

$17 million grant helping fund new UTRGV medical school residencies

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine announced Thursday that it’s been awarded a $17.5 million grant to expand its Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs, a continuation of financial support to help build more opportunity for medical workers locally.

Home sweet home: UTRGV football to play at now-former H-E-B Park in Edinburg

EDINBURG — UTRGV football finally has a place to call home.