The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Public Affairs and Security Studies hosted its first Borderland Security Conference, “On the Border by the Sea,” May 23-24 at the PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón on the Brownsville Campus.

Congratulations to McAllen High School's Natalie Garza who signed to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps.

U.S. Border Patrol agent’s arrest over 70 illegal aliens in three human smuggling attempts.

RGV FOCUS’ work is measurably improving education across the four-county region.

The UTRGV Chess Team – back-to-back national champions in the Final Four of Collegiate Chess – took a triumphal mini-tour of Austin on May 22 to accept kudos, resolutions and proclamations from Gov. Greg Abbott, the House and the Senate, and the UT Board of Regents.

Border Patrol agents arrested two members of dangerous criminal organizations.

U.S. Border Patrol agents working in Brooks County discover deceased subject on ranchlands.

The Regents authorized UTRGV to accept a conditional gift of an approximately 10.5-acre tract of land located near the northwest corner of I-69C and Sioux Road in Pharr, from the City of Pharr for future programmed campus expansion

Two PSJA Memorial Early College High School Seniors signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, May 22 to continue their studies and sport at the collegiate level.

Vicente Camacho, a student at McAllen ISD’s Fossum Middle School, has been accepted into a program in which talented students from across North America will perform at New York City’s famous Carnegie Hall this summer.