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The son of an oil field worker and a school teacher, Sharp grew up in the small farming community of Placedo, Texas.In 1972, Sharp earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Texas A&M University in College Station, where he was a member of Squadron 6 in the Corps of Cadets and was elected class president his sophomore year, and eventually Student Body President. [1]
As oil rights revenue was dropping from $262 million in 1981 to $57 million in 1995, the 1991 Texas Legislature reduced funding for the UT and Texas A&M University Systems by about one-quarter. This placed increased pressure for the PUF to make up much of the difference, even after the 1984 expansion of the PUF's list of beneficiaries.
Museo Alameda, San Antonio, closed in 2012, [258] space now the Educational & Cultural Arts Center for Texas A&M San Antonio [259] Museum of Aerospace Medicine , San Antonio, closed in 2011 [ 260 ] USAF Security Forces Museum, San Antonio, history of the U.S. Air Force Security Forces, closed in 2014 and being consolidated with the USAF Airman ...
Tesoro's corporate headquarters, completed in 2009, at San Antonio, Texas. Tesoro was founded in 1968 [6] by Dr. Robert Van Osdell West Jr (1921–2006), [7] and was primarily engaged in petroleum exploration and production. Tesoro began operating its first refinery, near Kenai, Alaska, in 1969. Tesoro became the first Fortune 500 company to be ...
The main offices of the Railroad Commission of Texas are located in the William B. Travis State Office Building. The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building at 1701 North Congress Avenue in Austin. [29] In addition, the Texas Railroad Commission has twelve oil and gas district offices located throughout the state.
Texas Business Hall of Fame Award, the National Preservation Honor Award; Texas A&M’s Aggie of the Year (1994) Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation presented to Mr. And Mrs. Mitchell by Governor George W. Bush (1995) Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants’ honoree, and the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award (1996)
The 1935 discovery of the Anahuac Oil Field [13] [14] and the Monroe City area oil field brought a period of economic development. The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge was established 16 miles (26 km) southeast of the city in 1963 by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. In 1989, the local chamber of commerce organized the first ...
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service operates as part of The Texas A&M University System and is overseen by the university's board of regents. [6] The agency is composed of six divisions: Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI), Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute (ITSI), National Emergency Response & Rescue Training Center (NERRTC), OSHA Training Institute Southwest Education ...