Texas A&M University is celebrating its 150th anniversary on November 3 with Buc-ee's founder Arch Aplin speaking at Rudder Theatre and a new co-branded T-shirt going on sale. Aplin will discuss his entrepreneurial journey and vision for a new hospitality center at the university.
Where
College Station, Texas (Rudder Theatre, Rudder Plaza, and campus bookstore)
The sources don't state an effect on taxes. They do state these figures.
Donation for Aplin Center construction$60 million12Who pays or receives it: Arch Aplin
Coming up
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 16:00. Arch Aplin speaks at Sesquicentennial Speaker Series at Rudder Theatre (Rudder Theatre, College Station)12
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 09:00-18:30. T-shirt goes on sale and Buc-ee appears at Rudder Plaza event (Rudder Exhibit Hall and Rudder Plaza, College Station)12
Who's involved
Arch 'Beaver' Aplin IIIBuc-ee's founder and 1980 Texas A&M graduate
Susan BallabinaTexas A&M President, moderator
Texas A&M UniversityHost of event
Buc-ee'sPartner in merchandise collaboration
The facts
New T-shirt featuring Buc-ee will go on sale Nov. 3 at Rudder Exhibit Hall and Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore.12Stated by 2 sources
Buc-ee will appear at Rudder Plaza event from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., taking selfies with visitors.12Stated by 2 sources
The T-shirt is the third in a co-branded merchandise line released this year by Texas A&M and Buc-ee's.12Stated by 2 sources
Aplin will speak at Rudder Theatre at 4 p.m., with Texas A&M President Susan Ballabina moderating.12Stated by 2 sources
Aplin opened the first Buc-ee's in Lake Jackson in 1982.12Stated by 2 sources
Texas A&M is the first university with which Buc-ee's has collaborated on a line of apparel.12Stated by 2 sources
The Aplin Center under construction will focus on hospitality, retail, food innovation, and customer experience.12Stated by 2 sources
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Texas A&M University Aplin's philosophy is that every business is ultimately a hospitality business.12
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Buc-ee’s celebrating Texas A&M’s 150th anniversary with new T-shirt design and company founder’s campus talk
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