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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his visit to College Station to endorse House District 14 candidate Paul Dyson at Pebble Creek Country Club on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

Gov. Abbott orders tuition freeze extension

David Swope, News Reporter December 21, 2024

Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texas public universities to freeze tuition costs for another two years in a Nov. 13 letter sent to administrators across the state.  In the letter, Abbott said his office...

Letter From the Editor

The Battalion announces incoming spring editors

J. M. Wise, News Editor December 20, 2024

The Battalion is proud to announce its editorial staff for the spring semester. Political science junior Nicholas Gutteridge will lead the publication as its editor-in-chief after serving as the managing...

Texas A&M students at ticket pull at Kyle Field for the Texas game at 4 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18. (Courtesy of Meredith Seaver/The Eagle)

A&M moving to online ticket pull system, Welsh says

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 9, 2024

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III said A&M will be moving to a digital ticket pull approach in a Friday announcement. The change follows a chaotic ticket pull for the rivalry football game...

Cadets in the Corps of Cadets yell during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Trinity Hindman/The Battalion)

Search committee to interview top commandant candidates

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 3, 2024

Texas A&M will soon begin interviewing applicants for Corps of Cadets commandant, President Mark A. Welsh III said during a press conference in the Memorial Student Center marking his anniversary in...

A sign for Mays Business School on Nov. 22, 2022.

‘Something special’ is happening on campus as A&M tops graduate CEO ranking

Emelia Gamez, Senior News Reporter December 3, 2024

Recently ranked the best university in Texas by the Wall Street Journal, Texas A&M has added another recognition: it has more Fortune 500 CEOs than any other public university in the state. A&M...

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III speaks during the 100th annual Muster ceremony held at Reed Arena on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

A&M drafting NIL law changes

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 2, 2024

The outcome of a national class action lawsuit is set to reshape Texas’ NIL law that prevents universities from directly paying athletes for use of their name, image or likeness, Texas A&M President...

President Mark Welsh III gives his presidential address during the Mark A. Welsh III Investiture in Rudder Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

Takeaways from President Welsh’s first-year press conference, interview

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 2, 2024

During a press conference and subsequent sit-down interview with The Battalion to mark the upcoming one-year anniversary of his permanent appointment, Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III discussed...

Michael J. Plank discusses the agenda with President Mark A. Welsh III before the Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, November 7, 2024. (Jackson Stanley/The Battalion)

‘Eliminate the waste’: How A&M cut 52 programs

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor December 2, 2024

A Nov. 15 memo from the Office of the Provost has directed Texas A&M’s colleges and schools to end 52 minors and certificates. The order follows the Board of Regents’ resolution last month mandating...

Members of the Corps of Cadets sing the War Hymn during Texas A&M’s game against New Mexico State at Kyle Field on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Rivalry weekend comes to College Station

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 29, 2024

In the days leading up to the highly anticipated Texas A&M-Texas rivalry game, the university is hosting two days of events to celebrate the history of the rivalry. The Lone Star Showdown, the official...

This summer is the start of the new public health minor 

School of Public Health researchers receive $2.8 million federal research grant to tackle rural health challenges

Dafne Martinez, News Writer November 26, 2024

The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $2.8 million to Texas A&M’s Southwest Rural Health Research Center to address disparities in health care access and outcomes for rural...

Texas A&M students at ticket pull at Kyle Field for the Texas game on Sunday, Nov 17 immediately following the New Mexico State game. (Courtesy of Meredith Seaver/The Eagle)

‘We’ll get it fixed’: Welsh takes blame for Texas ticket pull disaster, promises solutions

Nicholas Gutteridge, Managing Editor November 25, 2024

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III took responsibility for the “surprising and disappointing” issues that occurred during last week’s ticket pull for the football game against Texas.  During...

A custodial worker cleans the floors at the Memorial Student Center Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

‘We just don’t have help’: Contract employees allege federal labor law violations, sexual assault denial

J. M. Wise, News Editor November 21, 2024

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, John Sharp, the newly appointed chancellor of the Texas A&M System, authorized a third-party company to run food service, ground maintenance and janitorial...

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