Economist John Hockenyos is optimistic that consolidating UT universities in the Rio Grande Valley, and adding a medical school, will create 7,000 - 10,000 new jobs and give a fundamental competitive advantage to the new institution and its graduates.
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[2] http://utsystem.edu/general
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[4] http://utsystem.edu/categories/institutions
[5] http://utsystem.edu/ut-system-administration
[6] http://utsystem.edu/ut-campuses/ut-brownsville
[7] http://utsystem.edu/ut-campuses/ut-pan-american
[8] http://utsystem.edu/topics/south-texas-university