From its post–Civil War beginnings as a land-grant institution, Texas A&M has become a place where great minds are cultivated, nurtured, and given free rein. It is in that spirit that a center was established on campus to enhance excellence through the exchange of ideas and collaboration with the world’s finest scholars, researchers, and industry leaders. That goal, cultivated in large part by the university’s Vision 2020 aspirational plan launched in 1997, eventually took shape a...

Alive in Christ unfolds a riveting narrative of a man's journey from the "mean" streets of East Houston to a life of redemption and Godly purpose. This powerful tale portrays Lalo Guerra's turbulent past, marked by a recurring cycle of addiction and incarceration. Despite these tribulations, the enduring presence of divine grace remained steadfast, refusing to forsake him.As the pages turn, readers witness an extraordinary transformation. Lalo, once a victim of his own cir...

One of the largest higher education networks in the United States, the Texas A&M University System, with a budget of some $6.3 billion, educates more than 150,000 students annually through its flagship campus in College Station and across its ten other member universities. Since 2011, the Texas A&M System has been under the leadership of John Sharp, former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 1972.In Breaking Away: How the Texas...

Today’s RELLIS Campus, the Texas A&M University System’s emerging educational, technological, and research reserve, carries with it a proud heritage forged from more than 75 years of remarkable and kindred achievement. First established as Bryan Army Air Field at the outset of World War II, the site has been and will continue to be a hub for learning, leadership, and history in the making.Bryan Field was one of the key domestic military installations during America’s involvement in...