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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton confirmed that the Texas A&M University System can use permanent university fund bonds to construct the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen.

Higher Education Center FAQ

The Texas A&M University System released frequently asked questions about the proposed higher education center at McAllen.

Letter of Intent Signing Ceremony

From Left to Right: Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia, Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young, Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp and McAllen Mayor James "Jim" Darling. The officials gathered in McAllen, Texas, for a letter of intent ceremony where they announced the plan to open a new teaching facility on the city's north side.

HB 1640 - Establishing a pharmacy school at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Document of the reasons and need to establish a pharmacy school at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Student at Miramar pool party

Student by the miramar pool within the residence hall enjoying the pool party.

Changes to South Texas Universities

Recommendation by the Legislative Joint Committee on Higher Education in South Texas to make Corpus Christi State University, Laredo State University, and Texas A&I University part of the Texas A&M University System.

South Texas Border Initiative Funding

A breakdown of the $880 million allocated to South Texas universities from 1990 to 2003.

Health Care, Poverty and Unemployment Rates in South Texas

The highlighted sections in the 1988 report by the Legislative Joint Committee on Higher Education in South Texas emphasized how the lack of health care resources, poverty, and high employments rates were all closely linked to limited access to educational resources in South Texas.

Legislative Joint Committee on Higher Education in South Texas

The 1988 report by the Legislative Joint Committee on Higher Education in South Texas concluded that the region suffered from major inequities in funding, graduate programs, and institutional resources compared with the rest of Texas. It urged the state to act quickly by expanding programs, strengthening institutions, and increasing long-term investment. These recommendations later shaped the South Texas Border Initiative.