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The Texas State University System Board of Regents today elected Stephen Lee of Bastrop as chairman of the board, and Don Flores of El Paso as vice chairman. The unanimous votes occurred during the board's quarterly meeting at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.

Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall today announced the appointment of John C. Hayek, Ph.D., as interim president of Lamar State College Port Arthur beginning January 1, 2026. Dr. Hayek, who serves as vice chancellor for academic and health affairs at TSUS, will succeed Dr. Betty Reynard, who announced her retirement earlier this week.

Dr. Betty Reynard announced today that she will retire as president of Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) at the end of the fall semester. Reynard, who has served as president since 2014, has guided LSCPA through a period of remarkable growth, innovation, and community partnership.

Sul Ross State University is under contract to purchase 43 acres of land in Eagle Pass to serve as the site of the future SRSU International campus offering four-year degrees and a comprehensive student experience. The property, located at Foster Maldonado Boulevard and Main Street, is currently owned by WECO & Associates.

For the first time, Texas State University System headcount enrollment exceeded 100,000 students this fall, achieving Chancellor Brian McCall’s enrollment goal one year ahead of schedule. Preliminary headcount enrollment across TSUS’s seven member institutions this semester reached 102,190, a seven percent increase compared to last fall.

The Texas State University System Foundation today announced seven recipients of the 2025 Regents’ Professor, Student Scholar, Teacher, and Staff Excellence Awards. The honorees—faculty, staff and a student from TSUS member institutions—were announced at the TSUS Board of Regents meeting in Alpine.

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Donavan Brown, a mechanical engineering and computer science major at Texas State University, as student regent for the 2025-2026 term. Mr. Brown is one of eight student regents appointed to the governing boards of Texas’ public university systems and independent universities.

The Board of Regents of the Texas State University System has confirmed Wendy Elmore, Ed.D., as the fifth president of Lamar State College Orange. The unanimous vote occurred during the board’s quarterly meeting at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall has appointed Dr. Wendy Elmore as the next president of Lamar State College Orange, pending approval of the Board of Regents. Dr. Elmore, currently executive vice president and provost of LSCO, would succeed President Tom Johnson, who announced he will retire at the end of the current academic year.