Editing Texas State University System (section)

{{Short description|Public university system in Texas}}

{{Infobox university 
|name = The Texas State University System
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|former_names ={{ublist|State Normal School Board of Regents {{nowrap|(1911–1923)}}|Board of Regents, State Teachers Colleges {{nowrap|(1923–1965)}}|Board of Regents, State Senior Colleges {{nowrap|(1965–1975)}}}}
|established = 1911
|type = [[Public university|Public]] [[State university system|university system]]
|endowment = $1.41 billion ([[Fiscal year|FY]]2024)<br />(system-wide)<ref name=NACUBO>As of June 30, 2024. {{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 12, 2025 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 12, 2025 |format=XLSX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212074654/https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|budget = $1.74 billion (FY2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsus.edu/about-tsus.html |title=About TSUS |website=Texas State University System |access-date=February 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218105005/https://www.tsus.edu/about-tsus.html |archive-date=February 18, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|chancellor = Brian McCall
|students = 95,000 (Fall 2024)<ref name="Enrollment">{{cite web|title=Enrollment|url=http://www.tsus.edu/dashboard/enrollment.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418041418/http://www.tsus.edu/dashboard/enrollment.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2014|publisher=Texas State University System|access-date=June 7, 2016}}</ref>
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|postgrad = 
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|address = [[O. Henry Hall]]
|city = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|state = [[Texas]]
|country = U.S.
|zipcode = 78701
|coor = {{coord|30|16|17.6|N|97|44|22.3|W|display=inline,title}}
|colors = Charcoal, limestone, gold<ref name="Branding">{{cite web|title=Brand Guidelines, Texas State University System|url=https://docs.gato.txst.edu/720838/TSUS%20Brand%20Guidelines.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=June 7, 2016}}</ref><br />{{color box|#191919}}&nbsp;{{color box|#ECEDEA}}&nbsp;{{color box|#AC9155}}
|website = {{URL|http://www.tsus.edu/}}
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'''The Texas State University System''' ('''TSUS''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[State university system|university system]] in [[Texas]]. It was created in 1911 to oversee the state's [[normal school]]s. It has since broadened its focus and comprises institutions of many different scopes.

It is the only public university system in the state without a flagship university.<ref name="Institutions">{{cite web |title=Institutions |url=http://www.tsus.edu/institutions.html|publisher=Texas State University System|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref> The TSUS is composed of four comprehensive universities offering [[bachelor's degree|baccalaureate]] and [[postgraduate education|graduate degrees]]: [[Lamar University]] in [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], [[Sam Houston State University]] in [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville]], [[Sul Ross State University]] in [[Alpine, Texas|Alpine]], and [[Texas State University]] in [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]]. The system also includes three two-year colleges offering [[associate degree]]s and professional certifications: [[Lamar Institute of Technology]] in Beaumont, [[Lamar State College–Orange]] in [[Orange, Texas|Orange]], and [[Lamar State College–Port Arthur]] in [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]].<ref name="Institutions"/>

The Texas State University System saw its largest growth in 1995 when the [[Lamar University System]] with its four institutions was incorporated into the TSUS.

The Texas State University System is headquartered in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. The system is governed by a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the [[governor of Texas]]. The administration is headed by a Board-appointed chancellor based in Austin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=About TSUS |url=https://www.tsus.edu/about-tsus.html |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.tsus.edu |language=en}}</ref>

The system owns and manages a {{convert|9269|acre|ha|adj=on}} property encompassing much of the [[Christmas Mountains (Texas)|Christmas Mountains]] located adjacent to [[Big Bend National Park]] in southern [[Brewster County, Texas|Brewster County]]. The remote tract is regulated under strict conservation easements ensuring preservation in its natural state. The property serves as an open-air classroom for the system's member institutions and a laboratory for their research efforts.<ref name="Xmas Mts">{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Texas State University System Accepts Christmas Mountains|url=http://www.tsus.edu/offices/marketing-communications/news/news-releases/release-091511.html|location=Austin, Texas|publisher=Texas State University System|date=September 15, 2011|access-date=July 8, 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>