Texas A&M

A Texas A&M professor was suspended for allegedly criticizing lieutenant governor

3:30pm July 26, 2023

by Dustin Jones

Joy Alonzo was suspended and investigated after she allegedly criticized Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a lecture on the opioid crisis. Free speech advocates call the probe "blatantly inappropriate."

Texas A&M president 'retires immediately' over fallout from botched journalist hire

5:07pm July 21, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.

Texas A&M is holding an auction and a lottery to determine who can stay at a new hotel that's being built across from the school's football stadium. Here, the facility is seen in an artist's rendering.

Gig 'Em: $100,000 Will Let Texas A&M Fans Sleep In Hotel Across From Stadium

3:34pm November 07, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Football fans who pay for first dibs on rooms in a new luxury hotel get another perk: the money is tax deductible, as a gift to the school.

In December, a Texas A&M student signs a message board ahead of an "Aggies United" event in response to a speech by white separatist Richard Spencer. Spencer was scheduled to return to the school for a "White Lives Matter" rally on Sept. 11.

Texas A&M Cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' Rally Over Safety Concerns

3:17pm August 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The event's organizer posted a message online stating, "Today Charlottesville, Tomorrow Texas A&M." But the school says that after consulting with law enforcement, it decided to cancel the event.

Texas A&M Investigates Report Of Slurs Yelled At Black High School Students

2:54pm February 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"Go back where you came from," white college students told black high school students Tuesday. A campus officer reportedly said the students were expressing their First Amendment rights.

Since it was built by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service in 1998, 90,000 emergency responders have come to "Disaster City" to climb over mangled steel and through derailed chemical trains.

In 'Disaster City,' Learning To Use Robots To Face Ebola

12:05pm November 29, 2014

by Lauren Silverman

A Texas training site prepares first responders to deal with emergencies like earthquakes and bombings. The facility is now turning to outbreaks like Ebola, and smart machines may play a key role.

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