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Governor Abbott signs measure transferring University of Houston–Victoria into Texas A&M system
Summary
At a Victoria signing ceremony, Governor Greg Abbott said he would sign and declared law a bill transferring the University of Houston–Victoria to the Texas A&M system; lawmakers at the event said they secured $25,000,000 to start degree programs at the newly named Texas A&M University at Victoria.
Governor Greg Abbott on stage in Victoria said he would sign a bill that transfers the University of Houston–Victoria into the Texas A&M University system, calling the move a "game changer" for the city and region. "Texas A and M at Victoria is now law of the great state of Texas," Abbott said at the ceremony.
The signing, attended by state legislators, regents and local leaders, was presented by Abbott as part of an effort to anchor Victoria in a new "economic triangle" between Houston, San Antonio and Corpus…
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