University of Texas at Brownsville News

The constant rain has forced The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College to relocate its 15th Winter Commencement taking place this weekend.

A national task force commissioned by the University of Notre Dame launched a campaign Dec.

George Flores poured all his energy into the music before him, glancing back and forth between the notes and the conductor.

Antonio Zavaleta feels honored to receive an award from the Mexican government for his work on behalf of immigrants.

Less money being sent to Mexico could mean a cheaper peso, economic experts said.

WHAT IS IT: A program to educate the public about the trap, neuter and release of cats in Rancho Viejo WHEN: Dec.

More than 13,000 bulbs will blaze bright Tuesday night at the third annual Christmas Tree Lightening Ceremony put on by the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.

How do Republicans systematically demolish a great nation? Break the country's infrastructure with starvation.

Work off those Thanksgiving pounds this weekend at gyms with special holiday hours.

Music and education , two of the things that Barry T. Horn valued most, will pay tribute to his memory today during a concert at UTB-TSC. Horn, who was the director of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, was murdered on Oct.

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College is announcing its Thanksgiving holiday hours for its campus, the Oliveira Library, the REK Center and the Barnes & Noble Bookstore: Wednesday: Campus open.

McLennan Community College's board of trustees Tuesday night authorized President Johnette McKown to negotiate with MCC's six University Center partners to charge them a fee per student credit hour, a cost that the schools likely will pass on to students.

Officials are closely reviewing the suggestions of a planning group for the implementation of the Imagine Brownsville master plan - while the recommended budget for its execution is tweaked.

Admission standards for the University of Houston-Downtown haven't been set, but one option would be similar to the standards just adopted for the University of Houston-Victoria. That requires two of the following: Class rank: Top 50 percent of graduating class.

The UTB-TSC College of Education will display a new gallery at 11 a.m. today at the Education and Business Complex.

Getting to college can be tough - so better to start early. All students, from elementary to high school, and their parents are encouraged to attend the Brownsville Independent School District's first- ever College Planning 101 session this evening.

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman was named one of the best college leaders in the country by TIME Magazine.

David Marquez thought the idea of combining art with psychology was such a novel idea he just had to buy the book, "The Art of Meaningful Living." Marquez, 32, also jumped at the chance to meet the author, Christopher Brown, at a book signing Thursday evening at the book store of the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.

The heavens will open up to the Rio Grande Valley tonight. After more than 10 years in the works, the only observatory in the area will make its debut at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.

Less than a week after a shooting spree killed 12 soldiers and one civilian on a Texas army base, military personnel gathered at UTB-TSC to commemorate all soldiers who have put themselves in harm's way.