From the Annals of Ol’ Sarge –  In 1871, the Texas legislature approved a bill that provided for the organization of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College.  The college which became Texas A&M University.  The school which was original all-male and all-Corps is now a Tier 1 research institution and the A&M system comprises not only Texas A&M in College Station but also includes:

• Prairie View A&M University
• Tarleton State University
• Texas A&M International University
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville
• West Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M University-Commerce
• Texas A&M University-Texarkana
• Texas A&M University-Central Texas
• Texas A&M University-San Antonio