Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
The board of regents named Guy Bailey as the founding university president. Bailey appointed Havidán Rodríguez as the founding provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and Janna Arney as deputy president.
In November 2014, the UT System Board of Regents approved the "Vaqueros" as the athletic nickname for University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. They also approved the official colors of blue, green, and orange. The university opened on August 31, 2015.
== Campuses ==
The university has two main campuses: in Brownsville, Texas at the former University of Texas at Brownsville and Edinburg, Texas at the former University of Texas–Pan American. It has research and clinical locations in McAllen, Harlingen, Rio Grande City, and on South Padre Island.
== Academics ==
=== Rankings ===
UTRGV offers 86 bachelor's, 75 master's, and 15 doctoral programs. For the academic year 2015–2016, 92.7% of enrolled students came from the Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties. …
