Editing University of Texas System (section)

==== Pending mergers ====
'''San Antonio'''

In 2010, a study was commissioned to explore the possibility of merging [[University of Texas at San Antonio|UT San Antonio]] and [[University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|UT Health San Antonio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://3snpdc2ba9m5uwuk62n8cs84-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/UTSA-UTHSCSA-merger-study.pdf|title=Feasibility of Merging The University of Texas at San Antonio with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|date=May 2010|website=The University of Texas System|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> Officials ultimately decided against it, citing significant costs, administrative challenges, and different university cultures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://therivardreport.com/the-move-to-merge-utsa-and-uthscsa/|title=The Move to Merge UTSA and UTHSCSA|last=Rivard|first=Robert|date=2016-11-20|website=Rivard Report|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref> In 2016, an op-ed published in the San Antonio Express-News urged the UT System Board of Regents to reconsider their decision.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Krier|first1=Joe|last2=Wolff|first2=Nelson|url=https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/Combining-UTSA-and-UTHSC-would-create-powerhouse-10425804.php|title=Combining UTSA and UTHSC would create powerhouse|date=2016-10-31|website=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref> It was announced in August 2024 that the Board of Regent voted to merge the two into one university, a merger set to be completed by 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ut-san-antonio-and-ut-health-san-antonio-will-merge-into-one-institution/ar-AA1pgAJb?ocid=BingNewsSerp|title=UT San Antonio and UT Health San Antonio will merge into one institution}}</ref>