Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez and South Texas College President Ricardo Solis signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday that will form a unique partnership to create a Youth Leadership Academy aimed at training future generations of policymakers about the complexities of poverty and how to mitigate its effects locally.With initial funding provided by a federal AmeriCorps grant, this partnership will help in the development of a VISTA program on STC’s campus, which will research and create a curriculum for a leadership academy.VISTA, which stands for Volunteers in Service to America, is a nationally recognized program that was the ...