university became a four-year college with graduate programs in 2010, moving to its new and current campus near Bringle Lake Park.
In the late 2010s, the university received large funding grants from the state legislature, including $32 million worth of building construction in 2016, supported by State Representative Gary VanDeaver and Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus, and a 2019 $3.6 million funding addition for new academic programs, including support from VanDeaver and State Senator Bryan Hughes.
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the university transitioned to online classes for the spring 2020 semester and donated test kits to local hospitals.
== Academics ==
A&M–Texarkana is a member of the Texas A&M University System and is governed by its Board of Regents. The university's current president is Ross Alexander and provost Melinda Arnold is the academic head.
A&M–Texarkana is organized into two academic colleges which both offer undergraduate and graduate programs, the College …
