changed the name of the governing board to Board of Regents, Texas State University System.
In the fall of 2007, the Alumni Association voted to request a move to the Texas Tech University System from the Texas State University System.
The merger received widespread support in San Angelo and Lubbock, where Texas Tech University is located. The bill was approved, signed by Gov. Rick Perry, and voted into the Texas Constitution by the electorate, making Angelo State University accountable to the Texas Tech System Board of Regents in late 2007.
The first doctoral program, the doctorate of physical therapy through the College of Nursing and Allied Health, was offered in 2009.
Angelo State completed its first capital campaign in 2013, raising $35 million for facility construction, scholarships, and academic support. After reaching the original goal of $25 million in the first 15 months of the campaign, the goal was raised to $35 million, which was reached in June 2013.
== Academics ==
Angelo State's students come …
