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The Texas-Mexico border region extends from El Paso to the southern most point in Brownsville and includes some of the pooerst counties in the nation. The eight Texas colleges and universities in this region not only lead the nation in enrolling and graduating Hispanic students in the United States, they have committed to accelerating the participation and success of their Hispanic students beyond state and national rates. This briefing describes the participation and success of these eight institutions, the policy environment in which they do their work, and discuss acceleration plans and promising strategies for improving success rates for Latino students in higher education.