Texas Tech Celebrates 95th Anniversary
February 21,2018 | Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University celebrated a milestone on Feb. 10, the 95th anniversary of the passage of the Texas Senate Bill No. 103, Texas Technological College’s charter. The bill was signed by Gov. Pat M. Neff to establish a Texas state college in West Texas.
In February 1923, Texas Technological College existed on paper. However, the physical location of the school had not yet been determined. The governor appointed a locating committee to accept proposals for the site of the new college anywhere west of the 98th meridian and north of the 29th parallel; an area the Texas Tech University System has grown to fill with comprehensive higher education opportunities.
Lubbock was chosen as the future site of Texas Technological College in August 1923 with the help of Texas State Senator William H. Bledsoe, who authored Senate Bill 103 and called Lubbock home. The Lubbock community also played a key role by coming out to celebrate and greet the locating committee during its visit.
Forty-six years after Texas Technological College was established, the school became Texas Tech University. The institution will celebrate its centennial in 2023.