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When do Texas college students return to campus? Move-in, start dates for 12 universities

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July 30, 2024

When do Texas college students return to campus? Move-in, start dates for 12 universities

As July comes to an end, Texas students are turning their attention to the upcoming school year. And it’s not just kids — college students are preparing to move to campuses and begin the 2024 fall semester.

Hundreds of thousands of students will soon occupy now-quiet college campuses as they either return for another year or step onto the grounds as students for the very first time.

With 1.56 million students, the Lone Star State has the second-most college students among U.S. states, topped only by California.

Here are move-in and start dates for top universities across Texas:

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Texas A&M University at College Station: Aug. 19

Texas A&M is the largest university in Texas as well as the entirety of the U.S. Over 74,000 students take classes there, according to the latest data from BestColleges. Last fall, the Texas A&M University System, which spans 11 universities, enrolled a record 154,865 students in classes. Its main campus at College Station welcomed about 12,540 freshmen that semester.

Student move-in dates for the Fall 2024 semester are between Thursday, August 15th and Sunday, August 18th and vary by location. Students must sign up for a move-in appointment after completing their online Annual Housing Orientation. Information about how to access the scheduler was emailed to students in early July.

The 5,200-acre campus has a total of 25 residence halls. Classes at Texas A&M University begin Monday, August 19th.

Click here to see Texas A&M University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Texas at Austin: Aug. 26

Nearly 52,000 students attend UT Austin, which is among the largest and best research universities in the country. This year, it was ranked the ninth top public school by U.S. News & World Report. Despite its “Forty Acres” nickname, UT Austin’s main campus now sits on 431 acres, but the university owns a total of nearly 1,500 acres.

Though students can move to UT Austin’s campus as early as Monday, August 19th, most students will do so on Friday, August 23rd and Saturday, August 24th, in a centralized check-in at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Students may schedule their move-in appointments via the housing portal.

Classes at UT Austin start Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see UT Austin’s Fall 2024 schedule.

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University of North Texas: Aug. 19

Like Texas A&M University, the UNT saw record-high enrollment last fall, with nearly 47,000 students enrolled in classes. It was also the top choice for career readiness and among the nation’s largest public research universities. UNT’s main campus spans about 900 acres, with its Frisco location raising the total to 1,000 acres and 15 residence halls.

UNT students can move onto campus as early as Friday, August 9th. They are instructed to sign up for a move-in date and time through the eHousing portal. Classes begin Monday, August 19th.

Click here to see the University of North Texas’ Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Houston: Aug. 19

The University of Houston claimed 46,676 students last fall on its 894-acre campus. Over 6,000 of those students were freshmen.

Students will move onto campus between Wednesday, August 14th and Saturday, August 17th. All students with a filed Housing Agreement received move-in instructions via email in early July.

The first day of classes is Monday, August 19th.

Click here to see the University of Houston’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Texas Tech University: Aug. 22

Over 40,000 students were enrolled at Texas Tech University in Fall 2022. Spanning a whopping 1,900 acres in Lubbock, TTU is the second-largest contiguous campus in the U.S. It is also the only college in the Lone Star State with an undergraduate and a graduate university, law school and medical school all on one campus.

TTU students will move in Thursday, August 15th through Sunday, August 18th and should have signed up for a move-in date and time this past weekend. The first day of classes is Thursday, August 22nd.

Click here to see Texas Tech University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Texas State University: Aug. 26

As of this spring, over 35,000 students were enrolled in Texas State University. TXST set multiple enrollment records that semester, with freshmen enrollment up by 59% from Spring 2023. The university has several campuses throughout the Lone Star State, with two main campuses in San Marcos (517 acres, 245 buildings) and Round Rock (101 acres, six buildings).

New students will move onto the TXST campus from Saturday, August 17th to Monday, August 19th. The move-in deadline for other students is Monday, August 26th. Students should have selected a move-in appointment via their housing portal. The first day of classes is Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Texas State University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Texas at San Antonio: Aug. 26

A new freshmen enrollment record was made last fall at the University of Texas at San Antonio, with a total of nearly 35,000 students enrolled. UTSA has five urban campuses on a sum of 758 acres: Main Campus, Park West Campus, Downtown Campus, Southwest Campus and Hemisfair Campus.

Students will move into UTSA from Tuesday, August 20th through Friday, August 23rd, organized by residence halls. Classes begin on Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Texas at El Paso: Aug. 26

Another school to break records for freshmen enrollment last fall was UTEP, which reported over 24,000 students in total. It was the second consecutive year of enrollment increases. It was also ranked first in social mobility by the Wall Street Journal in September 2023. The campus’s 89 buildings sit on 367 acres.

Students will begin moving onto UTEP’s campus Friday, August 23rd. They will be able to choose a move-in date and time starting Wednesday, August 1st. The first day of classes is Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see the University of Texas at El Paso’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi: Aug. 26

As of Fall 2022, nearly 11,000 students were enrolled at Texas A&M’s Corpus Christi campus. The campus is 364 acres located in the city, though most students live off-campus.

TAMU-CC’s first-year students and those living on Miramar’s Islander Housing will move in on Wednesday, August 21st, while those living on Momentum Village’s Islander Housing can move in on Saturday, August 24th. Classes begin Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Angelo State University: Aug. 26

In Fall 2022, 10,600 students were enrolled at Angelo State University. Its main campus is 268 acres, with over 60 buildings centered around a tree-lined pedestrian mall, giving it a park-like feel.

Angelo State students will move onto campus throughout the day on Wednesday, August 21st, according to which floor they live on. Classes begin Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Angelo State University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Rice University: Aug. 26

As of 2022, Rice University had an enrollment of over 8,500 students. The private university in Houston sits on about 300 acres with more than 70 major buildings.

Students will move onto the Rice University campus on Sunday, August 18th for O-Week. The first day of classes is Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Rice University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Sul Ross State University: Aug. 26

Sul Ross State University had an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students in Fall 2022, almost half of whom were first-generation students. The college sits on 647 acres, divided into a main campus and a central campus. An additional 468 acres serve as a working ranch.

New students will move into Sul Ross State University on Friday, August 23rd, while returning students will do so on Saturday, August 24th. Classes begin on Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Sul Ross State University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

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Silver Alert issued for missing 73-year-old man in Austin

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January 10, 2026

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Silver Alert issued for missing 73-year-old man in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued a Silver Alert for an elderly man who has been missing since Friday afternoon in Austin.

The Austin Police Department is looking for Charles Evans, a 73-year-old man diagnosed with a cognitive impairment. Evans was last seen at 5:37 p.m. on Jan. 9 in Austin.

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Police describe him as a 6’3″ tall white male, weighing 225 pounds, has gray hair, hazel eyes, and who uses a walker.

Law enforcement officials believe his disappearance poses a credible threat to his health and safety.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-5000.

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Man arrested, charged for deadly shooting at downtown Austin hotel

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January 9, 2026

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Man arrested, charged for deadly shooting at downtown Austin hotel

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AUSTIN, Texas – A 20-year-old was arrested and charged with murder for a deadly shooting at the Cambria Hotel in downtown Austin, police said.

What we know:

Police said on Monday, Jan. 5, around 6:55 a.m., officers responded to a report of a gunshot at the Cambria Hotel at 68 East Avenue #824. The caller said a person had been shot.

When officers arrived, they found a man with injuries. He later died at the scene. He was identified as Luke Bradburn.

The investigation revealed that Bradburn drove and crashed a car that belonged to 20-year-old Maximillian Salinas. After the crash, Bradburn and the other people in the car left and went to the Cambria Hotel.

Salinas went to the hotel and shot Bradburn.

On Jan. 6, Salinas was arrested and charged with murder.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin Police at 512-974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.

The Source: Information from the Austin Police Department

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Austin activists hold anti-ICE protests following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis

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January 9, 2026

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Austin activists hold anti-ICE protests following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis

Chants of “shame” and “ICE out of Texas” rang through the street as Austin-area activists joined thousands across the nation in protesting the killing of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.

The protest was held in front of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security building in Pflugerville.

Good, 37, was shot in her SUV while attempting to drive away from several ICE officers who ordered her to exit her vehicle.

Scarleth Lopez with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the organization that led the protest, said the videos of the shooting in Minneapolis were “sickening.”

“Trump has lied and and said that Renee was a terrorist. She was a mother. She was an innocent bystander,” Lopez said. “We must organize to stop these people from kidnapping and murdering.”

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Spray painted messages appeared outside of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security building in Pflugerville

Elizabeth Bope, a retired Pflugerville ISD teacher, said the claims from federal and state lawmakers that Good was attempting to strike the ICE agent with her vehicle inspired her to attend the protest.

Such claims were posted online by Vice President J.D. Vance and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Attorney General Ken Paxton reposted a statement from DHS on X, formerly known as Twitter, that said the ICE agent “relied on his training and saved his own life.”

“It’s beyond really any words that they killed this woman for no reason, but also that they’re lying about it,” Bope said. “I’m not even a radical left person, I’m just a regular old Democrat.”

Other key Texas leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, have not commented on the shooting.

A group of protesters holding yellow signs reading "ICE Out of our Communities" gather during a night time protest. — Protesters gathered and held signs during a protest against ICE.

Doug Tickner, who said he works for a home building company in Austin, said he felt it was important to show up in person for Good.

“I don’t really think of Minneapolis as being that far from here, and it’s not like what happened in Minneapolis was some sort of one off unique event,” Tickner said. “This is part of a pattern, and I feel folks better wake up and realize that this is becoming more and more serious.”

The news that federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, broke hours before the protest.

The gathering in Pflugerville is among the first of four anti-ICE demonstrations planned across the Austin area over the next few days.

Earlier on Thursday, protesters gathered at the intersection of 45th Street and Lamar Boulevard during rush hour. A protest on Friday will be held at the Capitol and another will be held Saturday at City Hall.

Protesters bang on the outside of a building built of metal. — Protesters bang on the outside of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security building in Pflugerville.

State and federal leaders are now sparring over who should conduct an investigation into the Minneapolis shooting, according to NPR.

Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which was originally asked to conduct a joint investigation with the FBI, said in a statement it was later told the investigation would be led solely by federal authorities.

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