Special Report: Kika de la Garza’s Legacy Inspires, Lives On at UTRGV

U.S. Congressman Eligio de la Garza, at the podium, died recently at the age of 89, leaving a legacy of public service and meaningful legislation, including support for higher education initiatives that lives on today at UTRGV. In 2012, he donated the voluminous collection of his documents to then UT Pan American, a collection housed today at UTRGV. And in 2000, a scholarship fund was established to create the E. “Kika” de la Garza Endowed Scholarship, for students interested in pursuing government or public service. (Courtesy of UTRGV Special Collections)

A Most Loved and Effective Congressman By Gail Fagan As originally published by Texas Border Business newsprint edition April 2017. Rio Grande Valley, Texas – March 29, 2017 – U.S. Congressman Eligio de la Garza was a legend on Capitol Hill over the course of his protracted political career. And today, in the wake of his death earlier … Continue reading Special Report: Kika de la Garza’s Legacy Inspires, Lives On at UTRGV