Rio Grande City, TX (KRGV) — The Starr County Historical Commission and the Florence J. Scott Woman's Club want to build a Purple Heart monument in Rio Grande City, but they still need to raise about $4,000 to make it happen.

The monument would be a marble slab with the Purple Heart emblem. Organizers plan to place it near the Starr County Courthouse.

“These Purple Heart recipients should be in some way recognized, honored. We have good people here — good men and women that are serving right now and have made sacrifices to protect our country,” Maria Elia Ramos with the Starr County Historical Commission said.

If the money comes through, organizers expect to install the monument by November 2027.