Editing Weslaco, Texas (section)

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===
Public education in Weslaco is provided by the [[Weslaco Independent School District]], Idea Public Schools,<ref>"[http://www.ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-weslaco Idea Public Schools]." Retrieved on November 7, 2015.</ref> and [[South Texas Independent School District]]. There are 4 private schools: San Martin de Porres Catholic School,<ref>"[https://www.facebook.com/San-Martin-de-Porres-Catholic-School-107942905951623/ San Martin de Porres Catholic School]." Retrieved on November 7, 2015.</ref> Valley Grande Adventist Academy,<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160131021850/http://www.vgaa.info/ Valley Grande Adventist Academy, Weslaco, TX]}}." Retrieved on November 6, 2015.</ref> Mid-Valley Christian School,<ref>"[http://www.mvcs.co/ Mid-Valley Christian School]." Retrieved on November 7, 2015.</ref> and First Christian Academy.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070319223838/http://www.fcargv.com/ First Christian Academy]." Retrieved on November 7, 2015.</ref> Weslaco also has two Charter schools: Horizon Montessori<ref>"[http://www.hmps.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=94685&type=d&pREC_ID=175358 Horizon Montessori]." Retrieved on November 7, 2015.</ref> and Technology Education Charter High School. The city has a [[Head Start Program]], pre-kinder programs as well as several privately owned day care centers.

===College and trade schools===
Continuing education facilities located within Weslaco include [[South Texas College]] (Mid-Valley Campus), South Texas Vocational Technical Institute,<ref>"[http://www.stvt.edu/ South Texas Vocational Technical Institute]." Retrieved on November 8, 2015.</ref> and Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies.<ref>"[http://vgi.edu/ Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies]." Retrieved on November 8, 2015.</ref> [[Texas A&M]] operates an agricultural research center in Weslaco.<ref>"[http://weslaco.tamu.edu/weslacoresearchcenter/ Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco]." Retrieved on November 8, 2015.</ref>