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The Permanent University Fund was established by the 1876 Constitution of the State of Texas. [2] Initially, its assets included one-tenth of University of Texas at Austin lands bordering the railroads (UT Austin was granted 1 million acres (4,000 km 2) in West Texas as compensation) as well as 1 million acres (4,000 km 2) additional. [3]
After 24 years in the Aggie Softball Complex, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved construction of a new home for Aggie Softball in April 2016. This construction took the form of the Davis Diamond complex. The softball stadium holds 2,000 fans and includes club level seating as well as two luxury suites.
Historically, the Senior Bowl was the first chance its participants had to openly receive pay for participation in an athletic event. Players in the inaugural 1950 game each received $343 (if on the losing team) or $475 (if on the winning team); [ 4 ] by 1975, the amounts had been increased to $1,250 and $1,500. [ 5 ]
Through a statewide network of 11 universities, 8 state agencies, and the RELLIS Campus, the Texas A&M System educates more than 153,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $996 million in FY 2017 and ...
Texas A&M's College Station campus spans 5,200 acres (21 km 2) and Research Park covers an additional 350 acres (1 km 2). [11] [67] The university is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area of Brazos County, which is located in the Brazos Valley (Southeast Central Texas) region, an area often referred to as "Aggieland". [68]
In 1997, Bayless bought out his partners and in 1999, ACC developed its first off-campus residence, the Callaway House College Station at Texas A&M University for first‑year students. [ 5 ] In 2004, ACC became a public company via an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange , becoming the first publicly traded student housing ...
In 1914, Texas A&M became a charter member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution in 1996. Texas A&M subsequently joined the Big Eight with The University of Texas at Austin, Baylor, and Texas Tech to form the Big 12 Conference. Texas A&M left the Big 12 Conference for the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2012. [58]
Construction of Founder's Hall, Texas A&M–Central Texas' first permanent building on the new campus site, began on August 26, 2010, and the grand opening ceremony was held on May 24, 2012. [26] The $40 million, 103,000 square feet (9,600 m 2 ) building has classroom space, a lecture hall, student services, enrollment services, administrative ...