NEWS RELEASES
UTB/TSC
Hosts Border Wall Subcommittee Hearings
(Brownsville, Texas, April 28, 2008)-
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
was at the center of the nationwide border wall debate
Monday, April 28, as two U.S. House of Representatives
subcommittees held a field hearing to hear testimony on the wall’s
impact on the environment and border communities.
UTB/TSC and DHS agree to
study border security alternatives
(Brownsville, Texas,
March 19, 2008)-Brownsville
Federal Judge Andrew Hanen dismissed a civil action suit Wednesday, March 19
against The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College after
the University and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reached an agreement
regarding access to University property.
TSC Board Passes Border Fence Resolution
(Brownsville, Texas-Oct. 25, 2007)-The
Texas Southmost College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a
resolution against the proposed border fence during a board meeting Thursday,
Oct. 25. The resolution urges the U.S. Government to pursue alternative
solutions to the border fence that will not divide the institution and community.