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The University was established in 1927 as the Houston Colored Junior College, through its private college phase as Houston Colored College. On March 3, 1947, the state declared this to be the first state university in Houston and it was renamed Texas State University for Negroes. In 1951, the name changed to Texas Southern University.

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  • Texas Southern University
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  • The University was established in 1927 as the Houston Colored Junior College, through its private college phase as Houston Colored College. On March 3, 1947, the state declared this to be the first state university in Houston and it was renamed Texas State University for Negroes. In 1951, the name changed to Texas Southern University.
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  • Texas Southern University seal.png
Former names
  • Houston College for Negroes
  • Houston Colored Junior College
  • Texas State University for Negroes
  • Wiley College Extension
Staff
  • 350(xsd:integer)
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provost
  • Sunny E. Ohia
campus
  • Urban,
Affiliation
  • Independent
Nickname
  • Maroon and Gray Tigers
Country
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nota
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 24000.0
  • former NFL defensive back
  • former NFL player
  • former NFL wide receiver
  • jazz saxophonist
  • Sports photographer and civil rights activist on the behalf of black athletes
  • Member of the Houston City Council from the B District
  • civic leader, reporter, and author. In 1944, she was the first African-American reporter to cover a state Democratic convention in Texas
  • Member of the Texas Senate, District 13
  • current NFL linebacker
  • former NFL defensive back and current NFL assistant coach
  • former NFL defensive lineman
  • Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orlando, Florida and was involved in the Casey Anthony trial.
  • former CFL wide receiver and current CFL Assistant Coach
  • former NFL defensive end for the New York Giants. Currently a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, co-host of Live! with Kelly and Michael, and also a host for Pros vs. Joes alongside fellow Fox football analyst Jay Glazer
  • American Grammy and Dove-award winning Gospel music singer and radio show host. She has sold 4.5 million albums since 1991 according to Soundscan
  • current City Controller of Houston and a former member of the Houston City Council
  • chairman and chief executive officer of CAMAC International Corporation and chairman of Allied Energy Corporation in Houston, Texas, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, CAMAC HOLDINGS;[1] vice chairman, Port of Houston Authority Commission
  • Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 141st district
  • current President of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc
  • former CFL wide receiver, held record of 216 Consecutive games with a catch
  • Anti-poverty activist and later a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
  • American entrepreneur and founder of HipHopBlog.com, the microblogging network for hip-hop. The one-time New York investment banker also founded StreetCred, the social network for hip-hop culture, and is the creator of the Hip-Hop Emblem. In 2011 he was named one of the 100 most influential people in hip-hop culture.
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  • 10026(xsd:integer)
Colors
  • Maroon and Gray
President
  • John Rudley
Athletics
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  • 1927-03-07(xsd:date)
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  • kct27
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