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The University of Texas at Austin (also referred to as the University of Texas, UT, UT Austin, or Texas) is a public research university located in Austin, Texas, United States, and is the flagship institution of The University of Texas System. [8][9][10][11] The main campus is located approximately 1&_160;mile (1.6&_160;km) from the Texas State Capitol. The University of Texas was named one of the original eight Public Ivy institutions. [12] Founded in 1883, the university has had the sixth-largest single-campus enrollment in the nation as of fall 2008 (and had the largest enrollment in the country from 1997–2003), with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 16,500 faculty and staff. [4] It currently holds the largest enrollment of all colleges in the state of Texas. [13]The university operates various auxiliary facilities aside from the main campus, including the J. J. Pickle Research Campus. The University of Texas is a major center for academic research, annually exceeding $500 million in funding.[4] In addition, the university was recognized by Sports Illustrated as "America's Best Sports College" in 2002.[14] Its sports program has been dubbed the most successful in all of college sports.[15] The first mention of a public university in Texas can be traced to the 1827 constitution for the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although an article promised to establish public education in the arts and sciences, no action was taken by the Mexican government. But after Texas obtained its independence from Mexico in 1836, the Congress of Texas adopted the Constitution of the Republic, which included a provision to establish public education in the republic, including two universities or colleges. On January 26, 1839, the Congress of Texas agreed to eventually set aside fifty leagues of land towards the effort; in addition, 40&_160;acres (160,000&_160;m2) in the new capital of Austin were reserved and designated "College Hill."[16] In 1846, Texas was annexed into the United States. The state legislature passed the Act of 1858, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds towards construction of a university. In addition, the legislature designated land, previously reserved for the encouragement of railroad construction, toward the universities' fifty leagues. However, Texas's secession from the Union and the American Civil War prevented further action on these plans.
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1. Don't Miss Your Longhorns Tickets
October 09, 2009
Texas Longhorns are very famous sports teams of university of Texas at Austin. Popularity of these teams is spreading all around again because Longhorns matches are about to drawn closer in coming few days. Numerous people are waiting for witnessing these matches. No one wants to miss the chance to buy tickets because matches are the most attractive thing of this school. You should make hurry, before you have to remain at home with empty hands. Reason is every fan seems to be rushed in to buying the tickets which are valuable for them.
Outstanding Performances Of Longhorns
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Author: Azeem Ashraf
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2. Sporty Texas Longhorns Tickets
October 01, 2009
The intramural and extramural sports played by the teams of The University of Texas at Austin refer to the Texas Longhorns athletics program. This program has developed to a great extent that the event now is known as “large animal”. The Longhorn is the name, which is taken from Longhorn cattle. The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship institution, which is a part of The University of Texas System. The women’s team of this institution is often known as Lady Longhorns, but mostly both the teams of men and women are referred as simply Longhorns. This name was appeared in the newspaper f... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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3. The Little City Of San Marcos
August 12, 2009
San Marcos, Texas, which is 29 miles south of Austin and 47 miles northwest of San Antonio, is a beautiful, small city with a rich history. The San Marcos area is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited site in the Northern Hemisphere, although the descendants of today's residents settled the area in the 1800s. In 1689, the San Marcos River was named for St. Mark after Alonso de Leon's men discovered the river on the celebration of St. Mark's Day, and named the river in his honor. Later, in April of 1808, a group of Mexican families settled in the area, and an agricultural commu... (read more)
Author: Dane Smith
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4. The Story of Farrah
July 01, 2009
Blonde,} blue-eyed and petite - and with a trademark mane as flowing and famous as the M.G.M. Lion's - the Corpus Christi, Texas, native was born Feb. 2, 1947, the younger child of an oil-field contractor and his housewife better half. A magnet for male scholars at the University of Texas at Austin, Fawcett eventually set off for Hollywood. Quickly spotted by casting agents, she started landing little parts in forgettable movies, for example 1970's Myra Breckinridge, based on a gender-bending novel by Gore Vidal. Her role : an ingenuous blonde. In 1973, Fawcett married actor Lee Majors, fore... (read more)
Author: Ed Cash
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5. We Miss You Farrah
July 01, 2009
Blonde,} blue-eyed and petite - and with a trademark mane as flowing and famous as the M.G.M. lion's - the Corpus Christi, Texas, native was born Feb. 2, 1947, the more youthful child of an oil-field contractor and his housewife better half. A magnet for male students at the University of Texas at Austin, Fawcett eventually set off for Hollywood. Quickly noticed by casting agents, she started landing little parts in unmemorable flicks, for example 1970's Myra Breckinridge, based on a gender-bending novel by Gore Vidal. Her role : an ingenuous blonde. In 1973, Fawcett married actor Lee Majors... (read more)
Author: Steve Montoya
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6. St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas
June 08, 2009
St. Edward's University in South Austin was established in the late 1800s when Mrs. Mary Doyle bequeathed her 498 acre South Austin farm to the Catholic Church and Father Edward Sorin of the Congregation of the Holy Cross for the formation of an institution of higher learning. Father Sorin was also the founder of Notre Dame University, and had an illustrious and accomplished background.
In 1878, the school's first year, the students were comprised of three school boys who met in buildings which were originally part of Mrs. Doyle's farm. Later, in 1885, the President of the new school, Re... (read more)
Author: Dane Smith
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7. Austin, Texas: Home of North America's Largest Urban Bat Community
June 08, 2009
Austin is home to many things: live music, the University of Texas, the state capital; but many people don't realize Austin is also home to the nation's largest urban bat community-and it's right downtown. More than 750,000 Mexican Free-Tail bats make their home under the beams of the Congress Avenue bridge. Following renovations of the iconic bridge in 1980, the bat population took up shelter under the bridge, and it has been their home each summer since.
During the cooler months, the bats make their home in Mexico, but every year during March and April they make their way North to Aust... (read more)
Author: Dane Smith
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