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A great name in Texas education
hero Sam Houston in attendance , is now the university ’ s architectural symbol . First used in October 1852 , Austin Hall is the oldest continuously used state-owned higher education facility west of the Mississippi River .
After it was used as a Methodist school for boys , Austin Hall was acquired in 1879 by a group of Huntsville citizens . They had first failed to have their city designated as the Texas state capital , but settled instead for the first teacher-training school in the southwestern United States . Establishment of Sam Houston Normal Institute was authorized by Texas Gov . Oran M . Roberts on April 21 , 1879 . In 1965 , during the presidency of Arleigh B . Templeton ( 1965-1970 ), Sam Houston State Teachers College was renamed Sam Houston State College .
Sam Houston State currently holds an enrollment of nearly 22,000 students . With its modern facilities , an inspired and capable administration and a superior faculty , the university is embracing the challenges of a new century . With its namesake , its ties to Texas history and a record of many years of service to the people of the state , Sam Houston State University is truly “ a great name in Texas education .”
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