Texas Southern University is a public historically black university in Houston. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Former name: Houston Colored Junior College (1927–1934) · Houston College for Negroes (1934–1947) · Texas State University for Negroes (1947–1951)