Rio South Texas Economic Council wrapped up its annual meeting on January 19th..
January 19, 2012 interview with Raudel Garza, Executive Director, Rio South Texas Economic Council
Article by Merril Goozner, The Fiscal Times
January 5, 2012
Bass Pro Shops Opens in Rio South Texas!
The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday, August 25, gave final approval for the construction of a $42.6 million, 1,000-seat performing arts center at the UT-Pan American – a highly-anticipated decision that has been long in coming.
In what some officials call a “game-changer” for the underserved Valley, UT will spend $10 million to build a simulation teaching hospital in Harlingen and $9.5 million to recruit teaching and research faculty in science, technology, engineering and math at UT System institutions throughout South Texas.
Next month, the San Benito school district will open the doors of the $7.8 million Angela G. Leal Elementary School, the district’s first step into building an environmentally friendly school, they said.
Repairs at the Queen Isabella Causeway are nearly finished, which is good news for drivers heading to the island for the weekend.
South Texas College and the University of Texas Pan-American are among the five most affordable colleges, according to lists released by the U.S. Department of Education last week.
FibeRio, nanotechnology company, is opening its global headquarters and manufacturing in McAllen, Texas