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'''Texas Tech University''' is a [[Texas]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1923.<ref>http://www.ttu.edu/traditions/</ref> It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref>

'''Texas Tech University''' is a [[Texas]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1923.<ref>http://www.ttu.edu/traditions/</ref> It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref>

The former chancellor is [[Kent Hance]], a former U.S. representative who unsuccessfully sought the [[Republican Party|Republican]] gubernatorial nominations in 1986 and 1990. Hance, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], also defeated [[George W. Bush]] in a race for Congress in 1978.

The former chancellor, [[Kent Hance]], is a former U.S. representative who unsuccessfully sought the [[Republican Party|Republican]] gubernatorial nominations in 1986 and 1990. Hance, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], also defeated [[George W. Bush]] in a race for Congress in 1978.

 

[[Robert Duncan]], the chancellor from 2014 to 2018, served previously in both houses of the state legislature. He announced on August 13, 2018 that he would retire from his position on August 31.

==Athletics==

==Athletics==