UTRGV College Football, Part I: At what, whose cost?

The following is the first in a six-part series of articles on the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's football program, covered by Jonathan Salinas throughout November 2021.

Originally published at unete956.org

The authors served various functions in past student government associations including Senator-at-Large and President at both legacy institutions and UTRGV from 2013 to 2017.

Update: Cameron County voters reject sports stadium proposal.

By Jonathan Salinas, Mauricio Lomeli Martinez, Denisse Molina-Castro

UTRGV Brownsville, 14 October 2021. Photo by Jonathan Salinas

College football may finally come to the Rio Grande Valley, if current UTRGV students vote in favor of raising athletics fees for future generations. Although university officials recently tried explaining the costs, the specific proportion football would receive and for what exactly the funds would pay was unclear.

The Student Government Association (SGA) recently held town halls in Brownsville and Edinburg, hosting vice presidents Dr. Maggie Hinojosa and Mr. Chasse Conque. Hinojosa, who oversees enrollment and student affairs, addressed the proposed increase from an institutional and broade…