Almost $100 million in key funding secured for RGV infrastructure
Tue, 2015-06-02 21:44
News Staff
By David A. Díaz
Several key projects vital to the Edinburg region – specifically the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, the UTRGV Regional Academic Health Center Medical Research Division, a Texas Department of Public Safety multi-use training facility, a hanger for emergency first responder capabilities at the South Texas International Airport at Edinburg, and the South Texas Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence in Pharr – are included in the $209.4 billion two-year state spending plan that was approved by the Legislature on Friday, May 29, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, has announced.