(AUSTIN) – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lamar University exercise science major Elizabeth Diaz Arreola as the Texas State University System student regent for the 2026-2027 term. Ms. Diaz Arreola is one of eight student regents recently appointed to the governing boards of Texas’ public university systems and independent universities.
Ms. Diaz Arreola succeeds Texas State University student Donavan Brown, whose one-year term on the board expires May 31. Student regents have the same rights and privileges as regularly appointed board members, except the right to vote or be counted toward a quorum for official board business.
The Texas State University System is the state’s first university system, with seven institutions serving more than 102,000 students from far West Texas to the Gulf Coast. Established in 1911, the mission of TSUS is to provide high-quality, affordable degree and credential programs to meet the needs of Texas’ diverse and fast-growing economy.