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The University of Texas System includes nine universities, each of which confers its own degrees.

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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} The Senate unanimously passed its bill on April 16, 2023,{{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}} and the House passed its version on April 26.{{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}} Governor Greg Abbott signed the measure into law on May 10.{{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}}

{{Main|University of Texas Rio Grande Valley}}

On June 14, 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a law officially approving the creation of a new university in South Texas within the UT System and replacing UT Brownsville and UT Pan American. The initiative resulted in a single institution, including a medical school, spanning the entire Rio Grande Valley, with a presence in each of the major metropolitan areas of Brownsville, Edinburg, Harlingen, and McAllen. On December 12, 2013, the UT Board of Regents voted to name the new university the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.{{cite web|last=Fischler|first=Jacob|title=Regents name university: UT-RGV|url=http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_54d3cd7c-6359-11e3-b89b-0019bb30f31a.html|access-date=12 December 2013|work=The Monitor}} The new university began full operation in the 2015–16 school year.

{{Main|University of Texas at Tyler}}

In December 2019, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously agreed to merge The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) under The University of Texas at Tyler (UTT), creating a single unified institution.{{cite manual |url=https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/ut-system-to-move-forward-with-merger-of-ut-tyler/article_eafcc81e-1ac1-11ea-8469-1b566647a8c6.html |title=UT System to move forward with merger of UT Tyler and Health Science Center |date=December 9, 2019 |access-date=December 10, 2020}} Two months later, the UT System formally announced its intention to establish a new medical school that will be added under the new unified UT Tyler administration.{{cite manual |url=https://www.utsystem.edu/news/2020/02/06/university-of-texas-system-announces-intention-launch-medical-school-tyler|title=The University of Texas System announces intention to launch medical school in Tyler |date=February 6, 2020 |access-date=December 10, 2020}} It will be the first medical school in the East Texas region.

On December 8, 2020, The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Schools approved a plan to merge UT Tyler and UTHSCT. UTHSCT will retain its status as a health-related institution but will now come under the administration of UT Tyler. The UT System Board of Regents met in late December 2020 and took action on the implementation of the merger which began on January 1, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-09|title=Statement from The University of Texas System on the merger of UT Tyler and UT Health Science Center at Tyler {{!}} University of Texas System|url=https://www.utsystem.edu/news/2020/12/09/statement-university-of-texas-system-merger-of-ut-tyler-and-ut-health-science-center-at-tyler|access-date=2020-12-10|website=www.utsystem.edu|language=en}}

On January 4, 2021, the Board of Regents installed Kirk A. Calhoun, M.D. as president of the newly aligned UT Tyler and UTHSCT. As of January 4, these two institutions are officially one. On January 15, 2021 the institution publicly named the new line of executive leadership for the merged institution.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-15|title=UT Tyler Announces Executive Leadership for Merged Institution {{!}} University of Texas at Tyler|url=https://www.uttyler.edu/news/pressrelease/2021/01152021.php|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.uttyler.edu|language=en}}

The medical school is expected to open in 2023.

The University of Texas System has 5 independent health institutions. None are officially associated with any of the 4-year academic institutions, though some may have close relationships or special joint programs with them due to geographical location (Dallas–Fort Worth area institutions & San Antonio institutions) or historical relationships (UT Austin & UT Medical Branch at Galveston).

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the six schools at UT Health Science Center at Houston. Despite being officially associated under UT Houston, the UT System lists MD Anderson as a separate health institution due to its unique specialization.

Additionally, there are medical schools at UT Austin and UT Rio Grande Valley that are not directly affiliated with any of the independent health institutions.{{cite web|title=Institutions|url=https://www.utsystem.edu/institutions|access-date=2019-05-26|website=University of Texas System|language=en}} The third medical school organized under an academic institution in the UT System is UT Tyler Medical School, which began operations in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jennifer |date=2023-07-08 |title='It's been surreal': 40 students of UT Tyler School of Medicine's inaugural class adjust to classes |url=https://tylerpaper.com/news/its-been-surreal-40-students-of-ut-tyler-school-of-medicines-inaugural-class-adjust-to/article_de3be102-1cff-11ee-8cf8-23566bf44cf8.html |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=TylerPaper.com |language=en}}

San Antonio

In 2010, a study was commissioned to explore the possibility of merging UT San Antonio and UT Health San Antonio.{{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}} Officials ultimately decided against it, citing significant costs, administrative challenges, and different university cultures.{{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}} In 2016, an op-ed published in the San Antonio Express-News urged the UT System Board of Regents to reconsider their decision.{{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}} 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{{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}}

Dallas–Fort Worth

In 2001 the 77th Texas Legislature proposed HB 3568, which would have merged all Dallas–Fort Worth UT System institutions (UT Dallas, UT Arlington, and UT Southwestern) under the name "The University of Texas at Dallas". UTD's Richardson campus would have been designated as the main campus, UTA's Arlington campus would have become a satellite campus, and UTSW's Dallas campus would have become the merged university's medical school.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/doc/0424.doc|title=SUMMARY OF HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATION – 77th LEGISLATURE|date=July 2001|website=TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD|access-date=December 21, 2019}} The purpose was to help the metroplex gain one unified flagship-level university, but the House Bill ultimately failed to pass due to objections from UT Arlington (which wanted to retain its identity as a separate university) and the lack of time to properly explain the complex process to state representatives.{{cite web|url=http://www.theshorthorn.com/news/bill-would-join-uta-ut-schools/article_33fac29e-f277-5160-b6b7-cf1600a2a5cf.html|title=Bill would join UTA, 2 UT schools|last=LaFlash|first=Crystal|website=The Shorthorn|date=March 16, 2001 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}

Houston

In 2015, the UT System purchased 300 acres of land in the Houston area for $215 million for the development of a research campus, spearheaded by then-Chancellor William H. McRaven.{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Matthew|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2015/11/05/ut-system-plans-open-new-campus-houston/|title=UT System Plans to Open New Campus in Houston|date=November 5, 2015|website=The Texas Tribune|access-date=December 23, 2022}} While the UT System publicly denied plans to build a new university on the land, the land acquisition drew criticism from the University of Houston System and several Texas State Senators, notably John Whitmire, focusing on the UT System encroaching on the UH System, given the UT System's access to the Permanent University Fund, as well as the process by which the land was purchased.{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Matthew|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2015/12/02/houston-senator-calls-ut-systems-houston-plans-aff/|title=Houston Senator Calls UT System's New Campus Plan an "Affront"|date=December 2, 2015|website=The Texas Tribune|access-date=December 23, 2022}} In 2017, the UT System announced it would be cancelling plans for the Houston campus.{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Matthew|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/01/opponents-say-ut-system-houston-campus-wont-proceed/|title=UT System says it won't proceed with Houston campus|date=March 1, 2017|website=The Texas Tribune|access-date=December 23, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Matos|first=Alejandra|url=https://www.chron.com/politics/texas/article/UT-ready-to-sell-300-acres-of-Houston-land-12858442.php|title=UT ready to sell 300 acres of Houston land|date=April 23, 2018|website=The Houston Chronicle|access-date=December 23, 2022}}

Demographic information of the total student population at all UT system academic and health institutions compared to 2020 US Census data.

Reported 2022 statistics of Texas residents that attended UT system academic institutions.

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The administrative offices are in Downtown Austin."[https://www.utsystem.edu/contact-us Contact Us]." University of Texas System. Retrieved on November 19, 2017. "Address The University of Texas System 210 West 7th Street Austin, TX 78701-2982" The UT system approved moving the system headquarters in November 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.utsystem.edu/news/2017/02/02/redevelopment-ut-system-downtown-property-will-generate-millions-revenue-city|title=Redevelopment of UT System downtown property will generate millions in revenue for city |publisher=University of Texas System|date=2017-02-02|access-date=2017-11-19}} Bonds from the UT System's endowment funded the construction of the new 19-story, {{convert|330000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} headquarters, which had a price tag of $102 million. The UT System planned to lease a portion of the facility for shops and other offices, with the approximately {{convert|200000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} remaining portion used for its own employees.{{cite news|author=Haurwitz, Ralph K.M.|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2014/02/27/university-of-texas-system-to-build-102-million-headquarters-downtown/10117736007/|title=University of Texas System to build $102 million headquarters downtown|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=2014-02-27|access-date=2017-11-19}} The system headquarters opened on August 1, 2017.{{cite news|author=Herman, Ken|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2017/07/04/herman-move-in-day-nears-for-ut-system-replacement-office-building/10131728007/|title=Herman: Move-in day nears for UT System Replacement Office Building|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=2017-07-04|access-date=2017-11-17}}

In July 2018, the Pentagon announced it had selected the UT System administrative building as the headquarters for the Army Futures Command, a new organization committed to coordinating modernization efforts and integrating innovation across the Army.

The University of Texas System was previously headquartered in O. Henry Hall in Downtown Austin."[https://web.archive.org/web/20091006141508/https://www.utsystem.edu/contact/ UT System Contact Information]." University of Texas System. October 6, 2009. Retrieved on November 19, 2017. "UT System Contact Information General Contact Information 601 Colorado Street Austin TX 78701-2982 " The system headquarters complex previously included multiple buildings, which had 550 employees in 2014. These facilities included O. Henry Hall, Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall (named after Lady Bird Johnson), Ashbel Smith Hall, the Colorado Building, and the Lavaca Building,

In 2013 the UT system approved the demolitions of the Colorado Building and the Lavaca Building, and the new UT System headquarters was built where these buildings previously stood. The Texas State University System purchased O. Henry Hall in 2015 for $8.2 million; the UT System leased it and continued using it as its administrative headquarters prior to the 2017 completion of the UT System's current headquarters.{{cite press release|author=|title=Regents Approve Purchase of O. Henry Hall from UT System|url=http://www.tsus.edu/news/news-releases/release-052115.html|location=Austin, Texas|publisher=Texas State University System|date=2015-05-21|access-date=2017-11-19}} The UT System leased the land containing Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall and Ashbel Smith Hall to Trammell Crow which is constructing a commercial property on the site that uses the facade of Johnson Hall. Ashbel Smith Hall was imploded on March 25, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://keprtv.com/news/nation-world/watch-live-former-ut-building-downtown-set-for-implosion|title=WATCH: Former UT building in downtown Austin brought down by implosion|access-date=March 25, 2018|work=KEPR-TV|date=2018-03-25}}

The Coordinated Admissions Program (CAP) offers some UT Austin applicants the chance to attend the university if they complete their freshman year at another system school and meet specified requirements."[http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/cap Information about CAP]". Be a Longhorn. Retrieved November 23, 2012. Each institution in the University of Texas System sets its own admissions standards, and not all schools may accept a particular CAP student.

UT Dallas does not participate in the CAP program, and University of Texas at San Antonio, the largest recipient of CAP students, has stated that it will be phasing out the program within the next ten years."[http://www.paisano-online.com/news/utsa-to-phase-out-cap-program-1.2928429#.UK8-KId-_po UTSA to phase out CAP Program] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121080305/http://www.paisano-online.com/news/utsa-to-phase-out-cap-program-1.2928429 |date=2013-01-21 }}". The Paisano. Retrieved November 23, 2012."[http://www.paisano-online.com/paseo/cap-students-love-utsa-for-now-1.2809915?pagereq=1#.UK895Yd-_po CAP students love UTSA, for now] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430213547/http://www.paisano-online.com/paseo/cap-students-love-utsa-for-now-1.2809915?pagereq=1#.UK895Yd-_po |date=2012-04-30 }}". The Paisano. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

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