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It was known as Rio Grande Rehabilitation District until 1973 and renamed South Texas Independent School District (STISD) in 1974. STISD started as a residential school in Edinburg, named South Texas High School. To better accommodate the students of the lower Rio Grande Valley, STISD opened another school by the same name in Harlingen in 1967.
IDEA Public Schools, Inc. was founded by Tom Torkelson and JoAnn Gama, former Teach For America corps members, as a not‐for‐profit Texas corporation headquartered in Weslaco. [4] [1] Its mission was to create charter schools to serve impoverished students, starting in Donna, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine is a public medical school of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley located in Edinburg, Texas. It is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). [1] The UTRGV School of Medicine was established by the Texas Legislature in May 2013.
The bilingual program in the Rio Grande Valley is still in effect, especially with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students in the area. [117] Colleges and universities located in the Rio Grande Valley include: Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Public Health - McAllen; Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen [119]
This led to the creation of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The new institution was planned to include a medical school and have access to the Texas Permanent University Fund (PUF). [11] Texas Governor Rick Perry signed SB 24 [12] into law, approving the creation of the new university in June 2013. In December 2013, the UT System ...
South Texas ISD World Scholars is one of STISD's four magnet high schools serving students in grades 9-12 from Cameron, Hidalgo & Willacy Counties, and is located in Edinburg, Texas. World Scholars is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program campus, with over 50 courses to choose from.
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (often referred to as the UT–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros, Rio Grande Vaqueros or the UTRGV Vaqueros) is a collegiate athletic program that represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). [2]
On December 6, 2012, the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System approved a proposal to merge UTB, the University of Texas–Pan American, and a planned medical school into one regional institution. [12] On December 12, 2013, the UT Board of Regents voted to name the new university The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. [7]