Monday, May 9, 2011

Two universities join Texas A&M system - Austin Business Journal:

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Tarleton-Central Texas is being renamefTexas A&M University-Central Texas and the San Antoniop school is now Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The additionh of the two schools bringse the total number of independent universitiee inthe A&M System to 11. In March, the Texase Higher Education Coordinating Board certified TarletonState University-Central spring 2009 enrollment at 1,204 full-time students, surpassingb the 1,000 mark set by the legislature. Texax A&M System Chancellor Michael D.
McKinneu and Army Secretary Pete Geremn signed an agreement in May to transfer 662 acres from Fort Hood tothe A& M System to be used for the A&M-Central Texas In May, the Texasx Legislature passed a bill to lower the full-timde enrollment threshold from 1,500 to 1,000 and free up $40 million in tuitiobn revenue bonds to build the A&M-Saj Antonio campus. It will be located on 700 acrese south of Loop 410 between Pleasanton Road and SouthZarzamoraa Street. The system, which has offices in 250 of the state’sw 254 counties, also includees seven state agencies and a comprehensivre healthscience center. It operates a $3 billiobn budget and educates morethan 109,000 students.

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