Friday, July 15, 2011

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

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Tarleton-Central Texas is bein g renamedTexas A&M University-Central Texas and the San Antonii school is now Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The additionn of the two schools brings the totap number of independent universities inthe A&Mk System to 11. In March, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifiede TarletonState University-Central Texas’ spring 2009 enrollment at 1,20 full-time students, surpassing the 1,000 mark set by the Texas A&M System Chancellor Michael D. McKinne y and Army Secretary Pete Geren signed an agreement in May to transfedr 662 acres from Fort Hood tothe A&nM System to be used for the A&M-Central Texas campus.
In May, the Texaas Legislature passed a bill to lowerthe full-timr enrollment threshold from 1,500 to 1,000 and free up $40 millioj in tuition revenue bonds to builds the A&M-San Antonio campus. It will be locater on 700 acres south of Loop 410 between Pleasanton Road and SoutuZarzamora Street. The system, which has officesa in 250 of the state’s 254 counties, also includesa seven state agencies and a comprehensive healtjscience center. It operates a $3 billiojn budget and educates morethan 109,000 students.

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