6 Student life 6.1 Student profile 6.2 Residential life 6.3 Student organizations 6.4 Greek life

1.3 1966 shooting spree
1.4 Recent history
2 Campus
3 Organization and administration
3.1 Colleges and schools
4 Academics
4.1 Admission
4.2 Rankings
5 Research
5.1 Endowment
6 Student life
6.1 Student profile
6.2 Residential life
6.3 Student organizations
6.4 Greek life
6.5 Media
6.6 Traditions
7 Athletics
7.1 Varsity sports
8 People
8.1 Faculty
8.2 Alumni
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]

Main article: History of the University of Texas at Austin
Establishment[edit]
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 acres (160,000 m2) in the new capital of Austin were reserved and designated "College Hill."[14] (The term "Forty Acres" is colloquially used to refer to the University as a whole.)
In 1845, Texas was annexed into the United States