EDINBURG — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley could not have a better start for its 10th anniversary with the successful start of its football program last weekend while the university touts its sixth consecutive first-day enrollment record of 35,812 students this semester.

Celebrating the anniversary on Wednesday, known as UTRGV Day, university President Guy Bailey said the last 10 years at UTRGV have been the best of his life personally and professionally.

“When I got here, I thought this was a unique opportunity that we could do things that nobody else in the country could do, but you have to do those things,” he said.

Over the span of a decade, UTRGV has invested $1.2 billion in construction and major renovations throughout the Valley.

About $852 million in projects have alr

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