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Prairie View is located at (30.082131, –95.99 [5]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km 2), all land.The city is bisected by US 290 and is neighbored by Hempstead to the west, Waller to the east, and Pine Island to the south.
Prairie View A&M has over 50 buildings on its 1,440-acre (5.8 km 2) main campus in Prairie View, Texas which is 48.8 miles (78.5 km) northwest of Downtown Houston. [28] The campus is often referred to as "The Hill" because it rests on a hill in the region. The campus is also often described as one of the most beautiful in Texas. [29] [30] [31]
The William Nicks Building is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Prairie View, Texas. [1] It is home to the Prairie View A&M University Panthers basketball team, volleyball team, and commencement. [2] It is named for Billy Nicks, the school's longtime football coach and athletic director. As part of renovation projects in 2011–2012, every ...
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The founding member of the A&M System is Texas A&M University, established in 1876. Prairie View A&M, also established in 1876, is an HBCU.The A&M System, like all schools in Texas was racially segregated by state law, from its founding until the 1960s. [6]
Blackshear Field was a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Prairie View, Texas, United States. It was home to the Prairie View A&M University Panthers college football team. [ 1 ] The facility opened in 1960, and was named in honor of Edward L. Blackshear, who served as principal of the school (then known as Prairie View State Normal and ...
The 1997–98 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Panthers, led by 13th-year head coach Elwood Plummer, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University are the state's two public land-grant universities. There are also six Catholic post-secondary institutions, including St. Edward's University , University of Dallas , and University of the Incarnate Word .