East Texas A&M University (ETAMU) unveiled its new name on the stone signs at the campus’s main entrance. East Texas A&M, formerly known as Texas A&M University-Commerce, adopted its new name on November 7, 2024, following a vote by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
The institution was founded in Cooper, TX in 1889 as East Texas Normal College. It moved to Commerce, TX in 1894. The name changed to East Texas State Normal College in 1917, to East Texas State Teachers College in 1923, to East Texas State College in 1957, to East Texas State University in 1965, and to Texas A&M-Commerce in 1996.
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