Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University

Established

Mar 7, 1927

Location

Houston, TX

Nickname

Tigers

Texas Southern University

About

Historically black university founded as the Houston Colored Junior College before being declared the first state university in Houston in 1947. It was renamed Texas State University for Negroes at that time before becoming Texas Southern University in 1951.

Trivia

The school became a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and is home to the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, one of four public law schools in Texas.

#158 school

Texas Southern University Past and Present Attendees

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion, 29

1

JeLaminah Lanier

JeLaminah Lanier, 34

2

Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan, 52

3

Koe Wetzel

Koe Wetzel, 32

4

Tiara Hodge

Tiara Hodge, 35

5

Conrad Murray

Conrad Murray, 71

6

Christi Caston

Christi Caston, 48

7

Billy Sorrells

Billy Sorrells, 41

8

Landon D. Taylor

Landon D. Taylor, 39

9

Jimmy Bowers

Jimmy Bowers, 33

10

Mickey Leland

Mickey Leland (1944-1989)

11

Stix Hooper

Stix Hooper, 86

12

Kirk Whalum

Kirk Whalum, 66

13

Emma Nyra

Emma Nyra, 36

14

Joe Sample

Joe Sample (1939-2014)

15

Bobbi Humphrey

Bobbi Humphrey, 74

16

Ernie Holmes

Ernie Holmes (1948-2008)

17

Julius Adams

Julius Adams, 76

18

Lloyd Mumphord

Lloyd Mumphord, 77

19

Popularity

Texas School #9

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