Editing University of Texas System (section)

==== Addition of Stephen F. Austin State University ====
On November 29, 2022, the Board of Regents of [[Stephen F. Austin State University]] (SFA) announced their decision to accept an invitation to join the UT System. This decision occurred following an announcement at the start of the fall semester by SFA President Steve Westbrook that the board was considering joining a system. At the time, Stephen F. Austin was one of two independent public universities in Texas, alongside [[Texas Southern University]]. The Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System, and the Texas State University System all extended invitations as well. The decision to join the UT System was made following a process that included faculty, staff, student, and alumni input.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Kate |date=2022-11-29 |title=Stephen F. Austin State University moves to join the University of Texas System |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/29/stephen-f-austin-state-university-system-vote/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Stephen F. Austin's addition to the UT System was approved by the Texas Legislature during the 2023 session. The identically worded House and Senate bills that would formally add SFA to the UT System specified that SFA would retain its name, but with the phrase "a member of The University of Texas System" appended to the legal school name. They also stated that SFA would be technically dissolved and then immediately reconstituted as a member of the UT System.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kltv.com/2023/03/16/senate-bill-merge-sfa-with-ut-discussed-committee-hearing/ |title=Senate bill to merge SFA with UT discussed in committee hearing |publisher=KLTV |location=Tyler, TX |date=March 16, 2023 |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> The Senate unanimously passed its bill on April 16, 2023,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thedailytexan.com/2023/04/17/senate-approves-bill-incorporating-stephen-f-austin-state-university-into-ut-system/ |title=Senate approves bill incorporating Stephen F. Austin State University into UT System |first=Madeline |last=Duncan |newspaper=The Daily Texan |date=April 17, 2023 |access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> and the House passed its version on April 26.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/texas-house-passes-bill-adding-sfa-to-ut-system-bill-now-heads-to-governors-desk/501-25af3e8e-7aab-4e0a-bac5-44975b6a85db |title=Texas House passes bill to formalize adding SFA to UT System; bill now heads to governor's desk |first1=Reagan |last1=Roy |first2=Zak |last2=Wellerman |first3=Ashley |last3=French |publisher=KYTX |location=Nacogdoches, TX |date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref> Governor [[Greg Abbott]] signed the measure into law on May 10.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ketterer |first=Samantha |date=2023-05-10 |title=Stephen F. Austin State University to join University of Texas System |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/abbott-signs-bill-placing-stephen-f-austin-ut-18092165.php |access-date=2022-05-11 |newspaper=The Houston Chronicle}}</ref>