Education and Youth
Ortiz nominated a number of young South Texans to the various United
States military service academies.
Ortiz held his annual “Military Service Day” in Corpus
Christi and Harlingen.
Ortiz held the 21st annual Congressional Arts Contest for South Texas
high school students.
Ortiz encouraged student borrowers to consolidate loans to save thousands
of dollars over the life of their loans due to new low interest rates
when federal student loan interest rates dropped to a historic low
of about 3.5 percent.