Baylor University is a private Baptist university in Waco, Texas. Chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas, it is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States

The University of North Texas (UNT), is a public research university based in Denton with programs in natural, formal, and social sciences, engineering, liberal arts, fine arts, performing arts, humanities, public policy, graduate professional education, and post-doc research.

The University of Texas at Austin is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.

Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Bexar County, Texas.