RGV, Tip of Texas, Houston triumph at 2017 Texas Great Debate
The 2017 Texas Great Debate results are in, and two familiar rivals and top-performing teams — the Rio Grande Valley and Tip of Texas — finished first and second respectively, with Houston finishing in third place. Some of the winning students — particularly from the Silver Cup-winning RGV team — knew of the Texas Great […]
NHI opens Texas Great Debate at Austin College
For more than 25 years now, the National Hispanic Institute has brought students from all over Texas to compete in the Texas Great Debate. 2017 is no exception; the flagship NHI program kicked off the organization’s 2017 summer program schedule yesterday at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Eight teams, representing major cities and regions throughout […]
Risk, Difficulty, and Ganas: U.S. Presidential Scholar Gabby Escalante
Gabby Escalante had a good spring. The high school senior, attending St. Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, was accepted to Harvard University and was one of a select group of high school students honored as a U.S. Presidential Scholar. Gabby, however, hasn’t just been a distinguished high school student; she is an NHI alumna who […]
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