A historic merger is coming to San Antonio, as the University of Texas System Board of Regents announced plans Thursday morning during their executive session to combine the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) and UT-Health into one unified institution in 2025.

The UT System hopes to combine the two institutions by 2025, making it the third largest public research university in the state.

The University of Texas at San Antonio plans to move the Institute of Texan Cultures to Frost Tower as it formalizes plans for a permanent home for the museum.

The 50,000+ square foot complex will sit across from the Roadrunner Athletic Center of Excellence (RACE) building on the West Side of the campus.

Local organizations and UTSA are weighing in after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, which schools relied on to make race-conscious admissions policies and diversify campuses.

Dr. Taylor Eighmy, President of UTSA, joined Leading SA to talk about what has helped with the growth and what comes next.

The $91.8 million facility will house the university’s National Security Collaboration Center and new School of Data Science, advancing economic development in the city's urban core.

The UT System Board of Regents on Thursday approved the next phase of UTSA’s downtown development initiatives.

The University of Texas at San Antonio and the Alamo Colleges District announced an expanded transfer agreement, allowing eligible students to start at any of the Alamo Colleges and transfer to UTSA to complete a four-year degree while having educational costs covered.

The San Antonio Missions could be part of a shared-stadium strategy

KSAT obtained nearly 200 emails under public information law that were sent to Eighmy’s university email in response to his decision.

Former Valero CEO and Chairman of the Board Bill Klesse and his wife, Margie, have donated $20 million gift to The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering and Integrated Design.

UTSA and head football coach Jeff Traylor have reached an agreement on a contract extension tying him to the Roadrunners through 2031.

The University of Texas at San Antonio will join the American Athletic Conference.

The fourth quarter of the University of Texas at San Antonio football games won’t be the same as it has in years past with the “come and take it” tradition going the way of the dodo bird.

UTSA president Dr. Taylor Eighmy responded Monday to an online petition asking for the immediate removal of the “Come and Take It” signage at the new Roadrunner Athletics Center for Excellence building on the university’s main campus.

SAN ANTONIO Editors note: This story was published through a partnership between the San Antonio Business Journal and KSAT. The University of Texas at San Antonio is eliminating hundreds of positions. The balance of the 243 staff workers impacted will see a reduction in hours and 137 vacant staff positions will be eliminated. The budget changes include some unit reorganizations that will open up 55 staff positions that have already been posted internally. Read more on this story at the San Antonio Business Journal.

SAN ANTONIO The University of Texas at San Antonio revealed renderings Wednesday for the new School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center at the downtown campus. The $90 million facility is slated to open in 2022 on a property that abuts the San Pedro Creek project just east of the existing Downtown Campus footprint, according to a press release. The new facility will also include 80,000 square feet of innovation space, laboratories and research facilities for the National Security Collaboration Center, according to the press release. Weston is a billionaire who was raised near San Antonio and joined Rackspace as CEO in 1998 before stepping down in 2006, according to Forbes. The College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, College for Health, Community and Policy, and the College of Education and Human Development are all a part of the UTSA Downtown Campus.