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77-468: During peak seasons, shoppers at the malls can reach numbers that effectively triple the population of San Marcos. The San Marcos Outlet Malls are one of the top tourist attractions in the state, and serve as one of the top employers of San Marcos residents and students of nearby Texas State University . In 2006, ABC 's The View named the San Marcos Outlets the third-best place to shop in

154-625: A senior college . In 1921, a statewide effort was launched to improve academic standards in Texas normal schools to meet more closely the requirements of the University of Texas . These improvements prompted a second name change in 1923, when the Texas Legislature renamed the school Southwest Texas State Teachers College . Another change occurred in 1959, with the school becoming Southwest Texas State College . Ten years later,

231-531: A bill for a student referendum to be held the following spring to obtain the student body's endorsement of an increase in fees to help pay for the move to the FBS. In February 2008, almost 80% of the students who voted in the referendum, approved a raise in the athletics fee by $ 10 over the next five years. Another set of milestones for The Drive involved improvements to Texas State's football stadium, Bobcat Stadium . Three phases of construction were completed to double

308-573: A gift of 101 acres (0.41 km ), the Texas State University Round Rock Campus was constructed and opened in 2005. The school's name has changed several times over the course of its history. The first change occurred in 1918 when Southwest Texas State Normal School became Southwest Texas State Normal College , after the Board of Regents, two years earlier, had authorized the school to begin granting degrees as

385-639: A name until 1964. At that time, Beth Greenlees won the Name the Bobcat contest with the name Boko the Bobcat. The athletic logo, or spirit mark, is referred to as the SuperCat logo. The current version of the logo was designed by a student in 2003. In August 2009, Texas State refined the logo with the addition of the Texas State lettering. A thirteen-year rivalry with Nicholls State University ended with

462-541: A number of Hollywood movies and marching band oriented videos. The school's student government is an organization of both undergraduate and graduate students who represent student's interests with the university administration. Student government has dealt with issues including concealed carry on campus and the university's anti-tobacco policy. Student Government also administers a scholarship fund that any Texas State student can apply to earn. A number of honors societies exists on campus including Golden Key and

539-521: A red-gabled Victorian Gothic structure. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. In more than a century of use, and through many renovations, the building has served varied purposes, from being the university's administration building to an auditorium and chapel to now housing the offices for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication as well as the offices of

616-492: A restructure of the university's Greek system. The Bobcat Marching Band is the collegiate marching band of Texas State University. Nicknamed "The Pride of the Hill Country," the band began in 1919 as a casual association of student musicians on campus. It later evolved into a formal organization that performs at Texas State football games, NFL football games, professional soccer games, two presidential inaugurations , and

693-499: A total of $ 10 million from The Meadows Foundation and other sources for the center to study interactions between water and the overall environment. These studies include an examination of springs , drought and their effects on public water supplies . The center was founded in 2002 with funding, in part, from The Meadows Foundation. Since that time it has focused its research on the San Marcos Springs and Spring Lake ,

770-464: A variety of housing options including traditional dorms and apartment-style housing offered by the university. Texas State University has more than 300 student organizations registered with its Student Involvement department. These organizations include Greek organizations , academic groups, honors societies , service groups, sports clubs, and common interest groups. Texas State has more than 30 fraternities and sororities, including 13 fraternities from

847-495: A variety of music including high kick, jazz , funk , and hip hop . The Strutters have performed nationally and internationally in 26 countries spanning 4 continents. Performances include two presidential inaugural parades , two Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades , several NBA and NFL halftime shows, and America's Got Talent . They are the first university dance team to be invited to the People's Republic of China. Bobcat Build

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924-549: Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education. Texas State is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and an Emerging Research University (ERU) by the State of Texas. It spent over $ 140 million in research expenditures during fiscal year 2023. The 36th president of

1001-700: Is a public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas and another campus in Round Rock . Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to be one of the largest universities in the United States. Texas State University reached a record enrollment of 40,678 students in the 2024 fall semester, continuing a trend of enrollment growth over several years. Texas State University offers over 200 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs from its ten colleges. The university

1078-547: Is a yearly community service event that began in 2001 and is the largest such event run by students at the university. Based upon Texas A&M University 's "The Big Event", it allows student organizations and individual Texas State students to sign up to perform service projects throughout the San Marcos community. The event has received recognition from state and national politicians including former State Representative Patrick Rose and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett . The oldest form of student media at Texas State

1155-545: Is one of seven extant human decomposition research facilities ( body farms ) in the United States. It is the largest such forensics research facility in the world. In August 2012, Texas State's River Systems Institute was renamed The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. This name change was the result of donations totaling $ 5 million from The Meadows Foundation in Dallas , Texas . The university plans on earning

1232-832: Is published five times during the summer. The Star has a web site which contains videos, blogs and podcasts in addition to the articles that are published in the print version of the paper. The Star and its staff have received awards including merits from Hearst Journalism, the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists . Located in the Trinity Building, Texas State's FM radio station, KTSW , broadcasts at 89.9 MHz and provides sports coverage of Texas State Athletics and independent music . The KTSW website provides live-streaming broadcasts, and

1309-542: Is the heart of campus because it is surrounded by a majority of the academic buildings and is near the bus loop where most of the university bus routes stop on campus. Since many students pass through the quad, it is the primary gathering place for student organizations, which often set up booths and tables promoting fundraisers and events. The west end of the Quad has a 17-foot high aluminum sculpture of two horses, called The Fighting Stallions . This area has been designated as

1386-649: The Alpha Chi National College Honor Society . Texas State was a charter member of Alpha Chi when it was created as the Scholarship Societies of the South in 1927. Texas State also has an active chapter of Alpha Phi Omega , National Service Fraternity. The Texas State Strutters are a precision dance team formed in 1960, the first of its kind at a four-year institution in the United States. The group performs to

1463-753: The Aquarena Springs theme park. The university bought the property in 1994 intending to use the land as a research and education center. In 2002, this piece of land became known as the River System Institute and offered educational tours including a wetlands boardwalk and continued to offer glass-bottom boat rides. In 1996, the school began offering courses in Round Rock, Texas , on the campus of Westwood High School . It originally offered night classes that allowed students to earn graduate degrees in business administration and education. As enrollment in these programs increased and with

1540-816: The Confederate States Army 's 5th Texas Regiment, a cavalry unit led by General Tom Green . He participated in the Battle of Valverde in New Mexico in February 1862, and was recommended for promotion for his bravery in capturing an artillery battery. Later that year he returned to Texas with his regiment before being sent to Louisiana , where he was wounded in the Battle of Fort Bisland in April 1863. His actions during that conflict led to his promotion to major, and he became Green's chief–of–staff. Sayers

1617-664: The Higher Education Act of 1965 a part of the Great Society programs. In a speech, held in the old Strahan Gymnasium on the school's campus (now the Music Building), prior to signing the bill, he recounted his own difficulties affording to go to college: having to shower and shave in the school's gymnasium, living above a faculty member's garage, and working multiple jobs. On November 13, 1969, ten students were suspended from Texas State for protesting

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1694-714: The NBC TV series Friday Night Lights . Built in 1903 and originally called the Main Building, Old Main was the first building on the campus. The design was closely patterned on the Old Main Building of 1889 at Sam Houston State University, designed by Alfred Muller of Galveston. Fourteen years later, E. Northcraft, the engineer for the building at Sam Houston, oversaw construction of the Texas State University Main Building,

1771-864: The North American Interfraternity Conference , 9 fraternities and sororities from the historically African-American National Pan-Hellenic Council , 8 sororities from the National Panhellenic Conference , and 9 multicultural fraternities and sororities from the National Multicultural Greek Council . After the death of a Phi Kappa Psi pledge in November 2017, Texas State University halted all Greek life activities. Greek life activities resumed in March 2018, following

1848-461: The Populist party candidate, and took office in early 1899. During his term in office, labor unions were exempted from antitrust laws, and blacklists were outlawed. His term saw increased spending on education, prisons, and social service institutions and outlawed railroad rebates. He also spearheaded legislation that authorized the creation of school districts. Sayers's term was notable for

1925-580: The Sun Belt Conference . Texas State teams and athletes from multiple sports have won national and regional championships as well as medalists in the Olympic Games . In 1920, Texas State adopted its first official mascot, the bobcat, at the urging of Oscar Strahan, who became the school's athletic director in 1919. Strahan suggested the bobcat because the cat is native to central Texas and is known for its ferocity. The bobcat did not get

2002-579: The US Department of Education opened a formal review into Texas State University's compliance with a federal crime-reporting statute meant to provide information about campus safety. Texas State University officials acknowledged in September 2019 that it seriously under-reported the number of rapes and other crimes on campus in recent years. A former university police chief and his top deputy were also accused of hiring unqualified officers to patrol

2079-694: The University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington) . The rivalry never ceased as both schools moved from the Southland Conference to the Western Athletic Conference then on to the Sun Belt Conference until 2022 when the Sun Belt stopped sponsoring non-football teams and UT Arlington returned to the Western Athletic Conference. In the summer of 2007, university president Denise Trauth created

2156-541: The 2011 football season. It began in 1998 when the annual football game between the two schools was at first cancelled due to severe flooding in San Marcos , where the game was to be played. The athletic directors and coaches later decided to postpone the game from October to November. To remember those affected by the floods, including some people who had died in it, a wooden oar was made with each school's colors and initials. The winning school would take possession of

2233-473: The 2023 edition of the U.S. News & World Report , Texas State was ranked 280th among national universities. Texas State University offers degrees in 98 bachelor programs, 93 master programs and 14 doctoral programs. The university has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1925 and had its last review in 2010. These programs are offered through ten academic colleges, including: In January 2012, Texas State University

2310-621: The Athletic Strategic Planning Committee with the purpose of evaluating a move for the football team to go to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The committee released its final report in November 2007 which included a series of tasks that would need to be completed to make the move. The university called its efforts The Drive to FBS. Following the release of the committee's report, the university's Associated Student Government passed

2387-838: The Avery Building began in 2004, and the building opened its doors in August 2005. The 125,000-square-foot Avery Building was designed to offer instruction and student support in one building, with classrooms, labs, offices, and a library. In 2010 the Round Rock Campus opened the 77,740-square-foot, three-story Nursing Building. The St. David's School of Nursing admitted the first class of junior-level nursing majors in fall 2010. Ground Breaking for an additional health professions building occurred in May 2016. The building, known as Willow Hall, opened in 2018. The Round Rock Campus offers

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2464-468: The College of Fine Arts and Communication. The university's library was named in 1991 for an alumnus, Albert B. Alkek, who became an oilman, rancher, and philanthropist. The Albert B. Alkek Library serves as the main academic library supporting the university community. It is a "select depository" for United States and Texas government documents, receiving a large number of government publications from

2541-546: The Nicholls State athletic offices. Due to Texas State changing conferences, Bernardi said it was unlikely that the schools will face each other in football again and that the rivalry was ending. The rivalry with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is dubbed the I-35 Showdown for the interstate highway that links San Marcos and San Antonio. A trophy consisting of an Interstate Highway 35 sign

2618-542: The Riggs were adorned with beautiful specimens of her work. She painted portraits of herself and her husband, and has also made copies of several of the celebrated pictures at the Corcoran Art Gallery, while her china painting was exquisite. Orline Walton was a native of Aberdeen, Mississippi. During her childhood, her father moved with his family to Bastrop, Texas. She was married to Joseph D. Sayers when he

2695-550: The Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC), the facility was opened in 1996 in temporary buildings with a small number of classes. By 2004, the fifteen temporary buildings, in a lot adjacent to Westwood High School , were full to capacity. A year earlier, the Avery family of Round Rock had donated 101 acres in northeast Round Rock to allow the former RRHEC to become its own campus. Construction of

2772-512: The San Marcos campus, including one who allegedly slept with a sexual assault victim while investigating her case. Texas State University comprises over 8 million gross square feet in facilities and its campuses are located on over 600 acres with an additional 4,000 acres of agriculture, research, and recreational areas. The Texas State University main campus is located in San Marcos, Texas , midway between Austin and San Antonio along Interstate 35 . It spans 507 acres (2.05 km ), including

2849-514: The Southwest Texas State campus in 1917. In 1935, a formal contract between Southwest Texas State Teachers College, as it was known then, and the San Marcos school district for the "Public Schools [to become] the laboratory school for said Teachers College." The school would be under the control and supervision of the city of San Marcos but Southwest Texas State was responsible for providing and maintaining buildings and equipment for

2926-533: The Texas State Democratic Executive Committee. He presided over the state Democratic convention in both 1876 and 1878. At the 1878 convention he was nominated to be lieutenant governor under Oran M. Roberts and later won the election. Sayers and Roberts differed on one key point; Sayers believed that public lands should be saved for homesteaders and schools, not sold cheaply to speculators, as Roberts advocated. Sayers

3003-676: The Texas State University campus on the banks of the San Marcos River in San Marcos, Texas , borders City Park, the San Marcos Mill Tract and Strahan Coliseum . It was opened in 1917 by Southwest Texas State Normal School, and was called Riverside Park. The land was owned by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries and leased to the school. It was originally used by students to learn how to swim and for general recreation. The river banks were built up from

3080-567: The Texas State television channel employs KTSW broadcasts as background music. KTSW's morning show, Orange Juice and Biscuits, gained recognition in 2007 for being a finalist in Collegiate Broadcasters Inc.'s "Best Regularly Scheduled Program" award. In October 2008, as it was among Austin360.com 's top ten-rated morning radio shows. Texas State currently competes at the NCAA Division I level and are members of

3157-406: The U.S. Supreme Court, but only Justice William Douglas voted to hear their argument so the decisions of the lower courts stood. The San Marcos 10 subsequently lost all of the credits for the semesters they completed while their lawsuit moved through the court system. The campus has grown substantially from its original 11 acres in 1899. During the first 40 years of the school's history, the campus

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3234-414: The United States , Lyndon B. Johnson , graduated from the institution in 1930; Texas State University is the only college or university in Texas to have a U.S. president as an alumnus. Texas State's main campus consists of 245 buildings on 507 acres (2.05 km ) of hilly land along the San Marcos River . Additionally, it has a 101 acres (0.41 km ) satellite campus at its Round Rock Campus (RRC) in

3311-489: The Vietnam War. They became known as the "San Marcos 10." They appealed their expulsion through the normal school channels and then filed a lawsuit against the president of the university, the dean of students and the Texas State University system Board of Regents. They were reinstated via injunction and attended classes while their case moved through the courts. When their appeals were rejected, they submitted their case to

3388-472: The city's elementary and junior high schools . The college enrolled its first African-American students in 1963, following a federal lawsuit brought by Dana Smith, who became one of the first five African Americans at the institution when a district court judge ruled that they could not be denied admission based on race. On November 8, 1965, the school's most famous alumnus, United States president Lyndon B. Johnson , returned to his alma mater to sign

3465-405: The fall 2018 semester, Texas State University had a total enrollment of 38,694, continuing a trend of record enrollment growth over several years. Of the student body, 31,032 are undergraduate students with the remaining 4,536 students being post-baccalaureate or graduate students. The university accepted 57.6% of freshmen applicants who applied to attend the fall 2012 semester. This includes

3542-413: The greater north Austin area. The university operates the 70 acres (0.28 km ) Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Park, a technology commercialization and applied research facility. Texas State has 4,522 acres (18.30 km ) additional acres of recreational, instructional, farm, and ranch land. The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State is the largest forensics research facility in

3619-420: The guaranteed acceptance of any Texas high school graduate with a grade point average that ranked them in the top 10% of their high school class. Between 61% and 64% of undergraduate students earn their degree after six years. Hispanic students made up 30% of the student body in 2013, which increased to 32% in 2014, qualifying the university to be designated as a Hispanic-serving institution . Additionally,

3696-579: The junior and senior level classes to complete a bachelor's degree as well as graduate degrees, post baccalaureate certification, and continuing education programs. Students can complete their first two years at the Texas State University San Marcos campus or any community college, or transfer to the RRC from another school. Students who complete requirements at the Round Rock Campus earn degrees from Texas State University. As of

3773-413: The legislature renamed the school Southwest Texas State University . In 2003, members of the school's Associated Student Government (ASG), approached state senator Jeff Wentworth asking that the school be renamed Texas State University at San Marcos . The ASG had unanimously approved a resolution supporting the change, arguing that the current name reflected a regionalism that was not aligned with

3850-482: The number of disasters that the state faced. The Brazos River flooded in 1899, and the following year the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 caused great devastation. Other parts of the state suffered from a severe drought, and boll weevils caused widespread cotton destruction. Millions of dollars in assistance came to the state, and Sayers administered the distribution of the funds "honestly and fairly." He

3927-485: The oar for the next year and have the score inscribed on it. This rivalry became known as the Battle for the Paddle . The oar was last traded in 2010 when Nicholls State received it following 47–44 win over Texas State after four overtimes. Prior to the schools' meeting in 2011, Rob Bernardi, the athletic director for Nicholls State, said that they would not be bringing the oar to San Marcos and would leave it on display in

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4004-479: The original land donated by the city of San Marcos consisting of Chautauqua Hill on which Old Main still sits. The university also operates a 101 acres (0.41 km ) Round Rock Campus and a 70 acres (0.28 km ) Science, Technology, and Advanced Research (STAR) Park; Other parts of the Texas State property including farm and ranch land, residential, recreational areas and commercial incubators cover more than 4,522 acres (18.30 km ) of additional land. The Quad

4081-492: The river bottom by university workers. In 1949 the park was renamed Sewell Park in honor of S. M. Sewell, a mathematics professor who helped form the park. A long time fixture of Sewell Park, local legend Dan Barry, better known as "Frisbee Dan", can be seen on just about any sunny day tossing his frisbee and keeping a watchful eye on the park. The university's Round Rock Campus (RRC) is located in Round Rock, Texas , 20 miles (32 km) north of Austin . Originally known as

4158-483: The school opened its doors to its first enrollment of 303 students in September 1903. In 1912, the San Marcos School Board began a partnership with the school to allow Southwest Texas State Normal School students to instruct local school children as part of their training to become teachers. The San Marcos East End Ward School, comprising the first eight grades of the school district, was moved onto

4235-413: The school was to be located. While there was opposition to the bill, with the support of state senator J.B. Dibrell, it was finally passed and signed into law on May 10, 1899, by Governor Joseph D. Sayers . The school's purpose was to provide manual training and teach domestic sciences and agriculture. Any students earning a diploma and teaching certificate from the school would be authorized to teach in

4312-650: The school's name. In 2013, under the McDaniel-Sibley ASG Administration, Associated Student Government senator Quentin De La Garza continued the efforts to have the name changed. A bill to accomplish that change was passed by the Eighty-third Texas Legislature and signed by the governor. The name was officially changed on September 1, 2013, for the sixth time in the school's history. In the fall of 2019,

4389-427: The seating capacity of the stadium to 30,000, add luxury boxes, improvements to the press box, and replace the visitors' locker room. Joseph D. Sayers Joseph Draper Sayers (September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929) was the 22nd governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city. He was the last Confederate soldier to be governor. Joseph Sayers

4466-541: The second largest spring in the Southwest United States. Faculty from the various college have consistently been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants resulting in Texas State's being recognized as one of the top producing universities of Fulbright Scholars. Approximately 20% of Texas State students live in on-campus or in university-owned housing including about 95% of freshman students. Beginning in August 2012, there were approximately 6,353 beds in

4543-620: The state and 60% of all federal publications. The library also encompasses special collections and papers, including the Wittliff collections ; the largest US repository of contemporary Mexican photography; the King of the Hill archives; major collection of work by Cormac McCarthy , Sam Shepard , and Sandra Cisneros ; and the Lonesome Dove miniseries collection. Sewell Park, located on

4620-527: The state's public schools. In October 1899, the San Marcos City Council voted to donate 11 acres (45,000 m ) of land at what was known as Chautauqua Hill for the school to be built on. It was not until 1901 that the Texas legislature accepted this donation and approved $ 25,000 to be used for construction of buildings on the site. The building now known as Old Main was completed and

4697-546: The student body consists of approximately 55% female students, 80% students who live off-campus, and only 10% students who are members of a fraternity or sorority . In 2011 Texas State University was the 13th best four-year school for veterans according to Military Times EDGE magazine . In 2019 Washington Monthly ranked Texas State as 200th in the nation. Texas State University was included in The Best 386 Colleges: 2021 Edition published by The Princeton Review. In

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4774-463: The university's effort to reach top-tier status . The ASG further said that donations from the school's alumni would pay for implementing the name change so that state tax dollars would not be required. Some students and alumni protested the change, pointing out that no vote had been taken on the matter. A bill, sponsored by Senator Wentworth, was passed and on September 1, 2003, the school became known as Texas State University–San Marcos . The city

4851-488: The university's free speech zone and was subject to one of the first court challenges to the creation of such zones after the suspension of ten students protesting the Vietnam War . The east end of the Quad rises to the top of the highest hill on campus where the university's oldest building, Old Main, sits. The main campus in San Marcos served as the location of the fictional school TMU (Texas Methodist University) in

4928-509: The world. 29°49′36″N 97°59′03″W  /  29.826666°N 97.984162°W  / 29.826666; -97.984162 This article about a United States shopping mall is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This tourism-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Texas State University Texas State University ( TXST )

5005-572: The world. Texas State University's intercollegiate sports teams, the Bobcats , compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Sun Belt Conference . Texas State University was first proposed in a March 3, 1899 bill by state representative Fred Cocke with the name of Southwest Texas State Normal School. Cocke represented the citizens of Hays and surrounding counties where

5082-612: Was Lieutenant-Governor of the State, and the first years of her married life were spent at Austin. She was a member of the Methodist church and interested in its benevolent and educational work. Sayers entered political service in 1873, when he became a state senator in the 13th Texas Legislature . In his term, he helped reverse most of the legislation that had been passed under the Radical Republicans . After his term ended in 1875, Sayers spent three years as chairman of

5159-454: Was a yearbook originally called the Pedagogue and later renamed the Pedagog. It was first published in 1904 and served to record each year's events through photographs and articles. It was temporarily discontinued in 1975 due to a combination of the cost to publish the annual and a lack of student interest. It was published again in 1978 as part of the school's seventy-fifth anniversary. In 1984 it resumed regular publication. However, it

5236-528: Was approved by the Texas State University System Regents in May 2011 with a focus on environmental sustainability and biotechnology . The facility is funded through multiple grants including $ 1.8 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and $ 4.2 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund . The facility will serve as a location for university faculty to perform advanced research and to commercialize that research into startup companies . The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State

5313-402: Was born September 23, 1841, in Grenada, Mississippi , to David Sayers and his wife Mary Thomas ( née Peete). His mother died in Charleston, Mississippi , in 1847, and soon after he moved to Texas with his father and younger brother, William. The family settled in Bastrop , where Sayers and his brother attended the Bastrop Military Institute. When the Civil War broke out, Sayers joined

5390-528: Was designated an emerging research university by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board . To achieve this status a university must spend at least $ 14 million in its research endeavors and either offer at least 10 doctoral degrees or have at least 150 enrolled doctoral students. Texas State has developed a series of 5-year plans that will make it eligible to receive funds from the National Research University Fund (NRUF). One of Texas State's facilities includes its Center for Research Commercialization that

5467-427: Was expanded to accommodate 18 buildings around the original Main Building. These buildings included academic buildings, a library, buildings to house the San Marcos school students, dormitories, a dining hall, and men's and women's gymnasiums. In 1926, 90 acres of land adjacent to the San Marcos River was purchased by A. B. Rogers to build a hotel, glass-bottom boat rides and other water-based attractions to become

5544-657: Was first elected to the 49th Congress as a representative of Texas's 10th congressional district in 1884. In his first election, he received 9,270 votes over his competitor, John B. Rector , who ran as an Independent . He was re-elected in 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, and 1896. In 1888, in the election to the 51st Congress , Sayers won against the Republican nominee for the district, the popular civic leader Augustus Belknap of San Antonio . He served in Congress until 1898, when he ran for governor. Lafayette L. Foster

5621-486: Was last published in 2000 after university committees recommended replacing the printed yearbook with a video disk containing the same contents. The annual has since been discontinued entirely. Now called the University Star , it publishes coverage of the college's news, trends, opinions and sports. The newspaper is published on Tuesdays while classes are in session in the fall and spring semesters. The paper

5698-402: Was originally given to the winner of the men's basketball game, but that tradition has been expanded to all sporting events between the two schools. Even though the two schools will be moving to different athletic conferences in 2013, Texas State Athletics Director Larry Ties expressed hope that the potential rivalry will still occur. Texas State's only in-state Sun Belt conference rival was

5775-551: Was originally included in the name to differentiate it from other schools in the Texas State University System , which were, at the time, expected to change their names to Texas State University (e.g. Texas State University–Lamar ). Those changes did not occur, however, and after Texas State continued to expand its campus in Round Rock, the university requested that the name of the city be removed from

5852-827: Was the Chairman of the Sayers Central Campaign Committee. In the summer of 1898, Foster was appointed as the President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas by the Board of Directors of the college. He was succeeded as chairman by Edward M. House . Sayers was supported by House in his campaign against Martin McNulty Crane in the Democratic party primary. Sayers won the gubernatorial election against Barnett Gibbs ,

5929-446: Was wounded again in April 1864 at the Battle of Mansfield . After Green died at the Battle of Blair's Landing , Sayers became the assistant adjutant to General Richard Taylor . After the war ended, Sayers returned to Texas. He opened a school and simultaneously studied law. He was admitted to the bar and then formed a partnership with G. "Wash" Jones . He married Orline Walton, an amateur painter. The walls of their apartments at

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