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Students applying to Prairie View A&M University will face tougher admissions standards for the 2026-27 school year after a vote from the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday. The ...

Texas residents can apply to public colleges and universities in the state for free Oct. 13-19. Typically, colleges and universities charge a fee for applications. But in the spring, state lawmakers ...

Texas A&M University, the largest college in the nation by enrollment, plans to limit undergraduate admissions over the next several years. Boasberg reverses course on Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by ...

Texas A&M University has gotten too big and now the College Station school plans to slow its growth. The school recently announced it will limit undergraduate enrollment growth for the next five to ...