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I am 2nd. Bethโs husband. Kayleigh & Kristenโs Dad. LCC, SHSU & TAMU. Texas State Prez (UAB SHSU OU & A-State).๐จ๐ฆโก๏ธTX โก๏ธGA โก๏ธLA โก๏ธTX โก๏ธAL โก๏ธTX โก๏ธOK โก๏ธAR โก๏ธTX
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Iโve been hanging on to these two posts from
@CFBONFOX
since last December, because I knew
@GJKinne
was going to turn this around in 2023. Iโm glad to delete them from my โreceiptsโ folder tonight!๐
Congrats to
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
! You did it!๐พโค๏ธ
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Promises made. Promises kept. So proud of
@GJKinne
and his
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
players, coaches, and staff!๐พ
Texas State President
@kdamp
made a promise that the first time he would touch the waters of the San Marcos River was when the Bobcats became bowl eligible.
Tonight he was a man of his word.
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I have asked that the
@astatelibrary
be lit pink in honour of
@2day4fun
,
@CHbanderson
, and the entire Anderson family. ๐ The strength of the Red Wolf is the pack.
#NotFightingAlone
#Imagine
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Cats by 90! See you at Frankieโs!!!๐พโค๏ธ
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Just for tonight,
@txst
is a party school again!๐๐ฅณ
Back to work tomorrow - the Run to R1, passing Prop Five to create the Texas University Fund, and ensuring student success waits for no one. Congrats,
@GJKinne
and
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
! You did it! Thanks for coming, everyone!๐พ๐ฅน
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A deal is a dealโฆ๐ Great game this weekend,
@PresidentEighmy
! I loved the energy in the Alamodome - both of our fan bases created a great college football atmosphere. Iโm looking forward to hosting you and your
@UTSAFTBL
fans in San Marcos September 7, 2024!๐พ
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Huge, if trueโฆ
Hint: Itโs trueโฆ๐
Welcome to San Marvelous and
@txst
,
@debates
! We are looking forward to hosting the first-ever presidential debate to be held in the great state of Texas!๐พ๐บ๐ธ
NEW
@txst
in San Marcos, TX will host the first general election presidential debate on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.
#TXSTdebate2024
#Debates2024
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One of my Intro students sent me this pic of my colleague, Bruce Johnson from Physics. She had a daycare conflict, so he told her to bring her baby to a study session. Then this happened. She said, โHe cares so much about the success of his students.โ Clearly.
#Forward
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You start the season 3-0 and arrive back home well after midnight, and Iโm going to be there to congratulate you. Well done,
@TXStateSoccer
!๐พ
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Not only did
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
fans show out in person on Boxing Day, a record 2.8M viewers watched the Bobcats win the
@FRBowl
over the AACโs Rice Owls. Congrats to Don Coryell and
@GJKinne
for bringing such positive attention to
@txst
!
#AllShipsRise
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As her friends know,
@2day4fun
lived her life in victory. She rests easy today in the victory of her faith. Tonight, we celebrate her victory by lighting the
@astatelibrary
clock tower red (just as we do for every
@AStateFB
victory).
#Imagine
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Congrats to Don Coryell,
@GJKinne
, his coaching staff & their players. They shocked the world, but they didnโt shock themselves! Thanks also to all the donors over the years who stood by
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
&
@TxStateBobcats
when things werenโt as rosy. This win is yours, too.โค๏ธ๐พ
A historic day for Texas State football ๐คฉ
The 26-point underdog Bobcats got their first win over a Power 5 school since joining the FBS in 2012!
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When a friend sent a pic of me leaving commencement (alone & for the last time), my mind went to George Strait: My heart is sinkin' like the setting sun. Setting on the things I wish I'd done. It's time to say goodbye to yesterday. And this is where the cowboy rides away.
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Beth and I just made a quick tour or campus and all seems well. Thankful for UPD, our Residence Life staff, and our Emergency Management team for keeping all of our students and employees staff as the tornado went by. Praying for JBR and the victims tonight.
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Until tonight, no one has ever tweeted โ
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
starts the season 4-1!โ If youโre wondering who is responsible for this experience, look no farther than Don Coryell. No one has poured more into this program! So proud of him!๐พ
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Weโve shared prayers, tears, laughs, teases, victories, defeats, the highest of highs in places like Montgomery & Manhattan, and the lowest of lows on 8/19/19. But the best parts were quiet moments like this when I could tell
@CHbanderson
that I loved him. Godspeed,
Coach.
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No team in Arkansas has ever gone to nine straight bowl games - except for
@ArkansasState
. So proud of
@AStateFB
and
@CHbanderson
, who brought us back to the post-season yet again. Montgomery is a short drive away, so I hope to see a lot of scarlet & black there!
#Imagine
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Reason
#4837
that I love
@OU_CoachStoops
. Leading the cheers for the
@UofOklahoma
Nation and
@OU_MBBall
.
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Terry and I have been saying that Coach could come back whenever he felt like he was ready. He was ready today. So were his young men, his coaches, and his friends. Iโm so thankful for the leadership that
@CoachDDuggan
has given our team this month.
#NotFightingAlone
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What an incredible season. So proud of Coach
@trouty16
and
@TxStateBaseball
.
#EatEmUp
still and forever. ๐พ
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Goal 1: Hire a coach who agreed
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
can recruit/compete with the bestโ๏ธ
Goal 2: Qualify for a bowl gameโ๏ธ
Goal 3: Jump in the riverโ๏ธ
Goal 5: Get 7th win to attract a bowl on a great date that is drivable for our fansโ๏ธ
Goal 6: Get a record 8 wins in FBS era!๐พ๐ณ
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Kind of a big game this weekend. Homecoming. Bowl eligibility. Good thing we have all this rain coming to fill up the San Marcos Riverโฆ๐พ๐ฑ
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One of our grads told me last week that her grandparents who helped raise her were not able to attend graduation because of their business. I happened to be near Cox Family Gardens today, so we surprised them with an impromptu ceremony. Congrats
@HannahMalone25
.
#Imagine
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One of my favorite pics from 2015 (& one of the many reasons l appreciate
@baker_mayfield6
).
#LeadersKneel
@DruSamia
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This guy had a pretty good weekend.
@TXStateMBB
gets a road win over an old rival at UTA,
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
guarantees a winning record, making a strong case for a good bowl game, and
@TexasStateVball
makes the NCAAโs. Congrats, Donny! Very proud of you & your leadership team.๐พ
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Of course I am staying put!
@bdamp17
and I are just getting started here. We miss our friends and family in Oklahoma, but we are laser beam focused on the job in front of us. Letโs keep
#MovingForward
, Jonesboro and
@ArkansasState
! Together. โค๏ธ๐บ๐
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Finally able to announce that
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
โs game vs Big12โs Arizona State has been moved to Thursday (9/12) for a national TV audience. Thatโs just 4 days before we host the first-ever Texas-based presidential debate on our campus! What a week for
@txst
!
#WhyNotTexasState
!๐พ
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Loving the updates I am getting on coach/player recruiting for
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
- especially the all the in-state guys staying or coming back home.
#TakeBackTexas
is in full swing! Itโs early, but Iโm ready to fill out stadium again!๐พ
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Big signing day for
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
yesterday. An even bigger signing day for
@TxStateBobcats
today! A rising tide lifts all boats, and in college athletics, football is the tide. Congrats Coach
@GJKinne
! Now we need help with season tickets, NIL & funding for an indoor field.๐พ
Texas State and head coach
@GJKinne
have agreed to a contract extension through 2028
๐ฐ
#EatEmUp
#TakeBackTexas
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The buck stops with me. Letโs take these next six days to re-start our season back home in front of our
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
fans. Hang in there, Bobcats. Letโs pick ourselves up together. Iโll see you in Bobcat Stadium Saturday.
โUsโ when we lose, โthemโ when they win. ๐พ
#BeatFIU
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They did it.
Itโs on them.
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Big news, if trueโฆ
P.S. Itโs trueโฆ.
Welcome back home,
@ismailmahdi_6
! Thanks for making
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
better today! Letโs run it back and finish that business!โค๏ธ
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The Palace on the Prairie looked even more beautiful than usual tonight from the top of
@HeadingtonHall
.
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Hmmm. Thatโs a shame....
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I tease
@ryanvaughan
a lot, but I know how hard and how important his job is. He and his
@Region8News
team saved a lot of lives tonight. Iโm very proud of him.
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His win yesterday was no fluke and it wasnโt by accident.
@GJKinne
had a plan from day one, and he executed it. He is an incredible recruiter and a gifted leader. This is just the beginning for
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
and
@txst
. Just watch.
#WhyNotTXST
!?!? ๐พ
Both Colorado and Texas State pulled off massive upsets with first-year head coaches after overhauling their roster.
Could this be a new wave in college football? ๐ค
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May the fourth be with you!
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Nothing like a sunny spring day on the campus of
@txst
University! Sewell Park is a must-do bucket list place for Bobcats!๐พโค๏ธ
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They say that character is revealed by what you do when no one is watching. As I was leaving the
@AStateRedWolves
Christmas party tonight, I saw
@LayneHatcher
on the
@AStateFB
field, all by himself, practicing his footwork. Well done
@SunBelt
Freshman of the Year.
#Imagine
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Challenge accepted! ๐ค๐
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
#TakeBackTexas
#GoToABowl
#JumpInTheRiver
#WontBackDown
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The end of an era approaches, with the razing of the
@txst
Presidentโs Residence. Removing the aging building creates wonderful new green space and a walkway in the area that will eventually house our new science building and a much-needed 1,000 bed freshman residence hall.๐พ
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Welcome back the Kappa Xi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated returned to
@ArkansasState
since leaving in 2006. We are one step closer to having all 9 of the historically black fraternities and sororities active on campus!
#Imagine
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In my first NIL deal, Iโm happy to announce that
@GumbysSanMarcos
is now Kdampโs Pizza this week! Seriously, Forrest Higdon is going to donate a portion of his proceeds this week to our scholarship for former foster children attending
@txst
. That ๐ is SO good!
#BackTheBobcats
!๐พ
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Dunno why, but I always seem to need to stop for gas every time I drive through West, Texasโฆ
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In 1985, I came to the USA on a student visa. I had always idealized America - especially because of TV. Even so, I quickly realized that I had under-estimated this country and her people. Iโve been so blessed by the decision to stay. Happy Independence Day, my friends.
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I found my new second favorite student section today. I appreciate the sportsmanship exhibited by the
@UGAPaintLine
-
@GeorgiaFootball
โs equivalent of
@BCMTNG
. Thank you for honouring our friend
@2day4fun
and Coach
@CHbanderson
today.
#BeatNotreDame
!
#WearPinkForWendy
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When
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
wins their next game, they WILL be slotted for a bowl game.
@espn
is projecting 2 options for
@txst
. Our next game is at homecoming in two weeks. Donโt you want to be there when they make history!?!?! Letโs do this - together!๐พ
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Letโs go!!!
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
is going bowling for the first time in
@txst
history! Congrats to Don Coryell and
@GJKinne
! Iโll see you all in Dallas on Boxing Day!!!๐พ๐ณ
๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐
๐ - Servpro First Responder Bowl
๐
- December 26th
๐ - Rice
๐ - 4:30pm CT
#EatEmUp
#TakeBackTexas
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Beth and I have fallen in love with
@txst
- its SWT past and its TXST present. We have been blessed with an incredible opportunity to end our career here, and like so many of our fellow
@TxStateBobcats
, we are all-in on helping to create TXSTโs future. Letโs go!
#EatEmUpCats
!
President Kelly and First Lady Beth Damphousse are leading the way with a monumental
#StepUpForState
gift to establish a brand-new endowed scholarship for first generation students. Theyโve helped us exceed our Step Up goal, but there is still time to make an impact!
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Thank you to the
@txst_loudcrowd
,
@txstatealumni
, and all of our
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
fans for setting your OWN record tonight! You all set a record at home and now you set a record in Dallas! So grateful for your support! This win was for you!๐พโค๏ธ
Attendance is officially announced as 26,542 for todayโs First Responders Bowl, which is also noted in the press box as the highest attendance for *any* game at Gerald Ford Stadium all year.
SMU won 11 games and the AAC this year and still couldnโt fill it as well as TXST, lmao.
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Party at Bobcat Stadium at 7:30, then party on The Square at midnight!
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
@txst
#TakeBackTexas
#BeatJSU
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Today is the one-year anniversary of my being confirmed as
@txst
โs 10th president. I was telling a
@txstatealumni
tonight that Beth and I have enjoyed every single day here. Thank you,
@TXStateUnivSyst
Chancellor McCall, for this opportunity!๐พ
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Big win for Coach
@CHbanderson
, his staff, and all the student-athletes! Well done,
@AStateFB
! We love college football!
#MasksUpWolvesUp
!
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New coach and staff, new construction, new lights, new players, new kick-off week traditions in downtown San Marcos, new expectations - Iโve never been so excited about a new football season! First practice for
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
is in the books! Letโs go, fellas!๐พ๐
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I wear my mask when I canโt physically distance from you in a public space so I can protect you from me in case I donโt know I have COVID-19. Iโm not wearing it to make a political point or because I think it will protect me from you (I know it will not).
#MasksUpWolvesUp
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Thereโs a new โpower fiveโ in college athletics. Congrats to Commissioner Gill and our
@SunBelt
Conference partners on creating the premiere non-autonomy five conference out there. The SBC has risen - 14 likeminded universities in 10 contiguous states!
๐พ๐
๐
THE NEW POWER CONFERENCES: ๐๐ช
Total Directors' Cup Points - Fall 2023
Now that we have final Fall 2023 standings for the
@LDirectorsCup
, whose forward-aligned members came out on top?
No surprise, it was
@theACC
, followed by the
@bigten
and the
@SEC
ahead of the pack.โฆ
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The view of
#Eclipse2024
from the
@txst
campus, thanks to my clever colleague Matt Hall!๐พ
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When we were looking for a new leader for
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
, Don Coryell & I sought someone with a plan for recruiting current and former Texas high schoolers, and who shared our belief that you can โlandโ great athletes at Texas State. Today shows
@GJKinne
was the right choice.๐พ
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Ruh roh, looks like we need to order another case of theseโฆ Itโs been fun watching our hungry
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
fans buy into
@GJKinne
โs effort to
#TakeBackTexas
. Itโs not just a hashtag.
#WhyNotTXST
!?!?๐พ
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Congrats to our
@txst
leadership team (especially
@ealgoe
) for all their hard work! For the first time ever,
@debates
will hold a presidential debate in the great state of Texas - at the only Texas university with an alumnus who became POTUS.๐พ๐บ๐ธ
We are honored to announce that
#TXST
, representing the
@TXStateUnivSyst
, will be the first location in TX to host a Presidential Debate in 2024. Thank you CPD
@debates
for the opportunity.
More details will be shared in the coming months. Learn more:
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I have asked that the A-State flag be lowered to half-staff in memory of
@2day4fun
& in honour of her family. So thankful for the outpouring of support from across the country. Difficult days like today remind us what is important - family, faith, friends.
#NotFightingAlone
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In 1985, I left the country that everyone threatens to move to if their person doesnโt win the election. ๐จ๐ฆ
On days like this, I am reminded what this great country gave to me. Great family, great career, nice home, humble faith, and
#BestWife
. Happy Fourth of July, my friends.
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Another Record! Thank you to all the fans who showed out all season long. We have SEVEN home games next year - including Lamar,
@only1tommadden
โs least favourite team (UTSA), and the Big12โs Arizona State! After you buy your bowl tickets, get your 2024 season tickets today!๐พ
With 127,102 in attendanceโฆ Bobcat Nation has broken the all time season attendance record at Bobcat Stadium.๐ฅ
#TakeBackTexas
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The irony of every tornado Iโve lived through is the beauty and eerie calm of the hour after. I know of at least on faculty/staff couple with devastating news and we are sure to hear more throughout the night. Praying for my
@ArkansasState
family tonight. We shall rise up.
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Another great meeting of the
@TXStateUnivSyst
Board of Trustees in Austin today. Among many decisions, the Board approved the design development documents for
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
โs $37M Bobcat Stadium Expansion. Iโm excited to get the work underway - completion goal is Fall 2024!๐พ
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Me: Sees someone wearing A-State gear.
My brain:
Don't say it
Don't say it
Don't sa... oh who am I kidding!?!? Iโm definitely saying it!
Me: Wolves Up!
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Just in case anyone wants to jump in the San Marcos River Saturday, I made a few inspections today to see the impact of the monsoons that visited campus yesterday. Looks good to go!!! The historic
@txst
fish hatchery ponds have plenty of water too!๐พ
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I couldnโt sleep, so I decided to spend my first moments as
@txst
president in prayer on campus. As ever, my thoughts were with our employees, students, alumni & community. But I also prayed for me. As I looked up, this sign comforted me. Thank you! Letโs go!
#EatEmUpCats
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Itโs been 12,783 days since the day Beth and I wed. Our marriage has been the blessing of my life. Through thick and thin (and, too often, I confess it was โthinโ on my end), she has always said, โIโm with you, kid.โ
Happy 35th anniversary, Bethie! I love you!โค๏ธ
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I am really happy to announce that
@TerryMohajirAD
has agreed to terms that will keep him at
@ArkansasState
for the foreseeable future. It is hard to overstate how important he is to A-State and our shared future.
#Forward
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I love running into our
@txst
students who are helping to make San Marcos one of the strongest economic engines in Texas. Cliff works at Big
@HEB
& is a
@TXSTMcCoy
business major from College Station (a proud grad of
@CSHighSchool
). Our 39K students make SMTX better!๐พ
#SMTXST
!
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Ha, one of my colleagues sent me the cover pic that
@EASPORTSCollege
rejected for
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
. Canโt wait to see people playing as
@TxStateBobcats
on this platform!๐พ๐๏ธ
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Eight years ago yesterday, I was cheering on Samaje Perine at the Bedlam game. I feel even MORE excited today as we prepare to announce
@txst
โs bowl destination to our eager
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
fanbase! Iโm so proud of all that
@GJKinne
and Don Coryell did to bring us here!๐พ๐ณ
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Just another signal about the success that Don Coryell,
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
,
@GJKinne
, and company are bringing to
@txst
. Getting picked up by ESPN is huge for our program. The exposure is immense and will allow us to tell our WHOLE story to a national audience on linear TV!๐พ
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I left Jonesboro this morning and took the pic of the billboard below. Several hours later, I took the second picture outside the
@cfbhall
.
@CHbanderson
is everywhere!!!! Love our coach!
#Imagine
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It was pretty cool seeing Governor
@AsaHutchinson
wearing the mask that
@bdamp17
made for him at his daily press conference today!
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It is heartbreaking to read the
#BlackatAstate
posts by former and current A-State students. I am reading every post, and they are a tragic reminder of how far our campus has to go. I hear you all, and I have committed to not just listening but acting to lead change.
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A beautiful love story ends another chapter. We love you, Blake and Wendy.
#Imagine
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FINAL WENDY UPDATE 8/20
#NotFightingAlone
โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ thereโs a celebration in heaven today cause Wendy is Home
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Beth & I took some personal leave to explore
#SMTX
before I begin serving as
@txst
โs 10th President on July 1. On this
#Juneteenth2022
, it is touching to discover that our new hometown loves our school and recognizes that all lives can only matter when Black Lives Matter.โค๏ธ๐พ
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In addition to being the most applied-to university in the state of Texas,
@txst
is also heavily investing in the infrastructure needed to support nearly 40K students. That includes huge investments in housing, academic buildings, and athletics. Watch us continue to grow!๐พ
๐จBREAKING NEWS๐จ
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
FBS Division 1 Program to make a 37M upgrade to Bobcat Stadium and their facilities. This is HUGE for Texas State and their athletic programsโ futures. This definitely makes recruiting a whole lot easier too.
RT if you would play here๐ณ
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Lots of heroes tonight on the field, but shout out to all the fans and spirit squads who showed up to support
@TXSTATEFOOTBALL
in Waco. I could hear you down there, and the players could too! Thank you for believing in your
@TxStateBobcats
and never giving up!๐พ
#TakeBackTexas
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