Lots of questions here. Is an Air Force base named after an aggy. Not that I am aware of at this time, but the old Bergstrom AFB was named after one. Is that what you were going for?

As for the founding of aggy and UT. UT was first established by the Texas legislature in 1858. The endowment was part of the money Texas was given for settling its western border with New Mexico. During the Civil War, the UT endowment was plundered by the legislature so afterwards, the money wasn't available to organize the school and get it operational. aggy was established by the legislature in 1871 and was subordinate to the 1858 act that established UT. In 1876, the ag branch college was organized and began operations. In 1883, the main university began operations. In 1915 and 1919 the voters of Texas voted down constitutional amendments that would have separated UT and its agricultural branch college. Today, aggy is still legally a branch of The University of Texas.

Does that answer the question?

If you want a more detailed explanation of the history of aggy, here is a site you can visit. It also has footnotes and original sources so you can read for yourself where the info came from.

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This post was edited on 6/30/17 at 5:42 pm