New book illustrates UT Arlington’s transformation, entrance into the UT System

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Arlington in the late 1800s was a rough western town with saloons, gunfights, rowdy cowboys, and sadly, an underfunded school that did not offer a decent education. Recognizing that a good school was the foundation for a good town, a local pioneer merchant convinced Lee Hammond and William Trimble to found a private school in 1895, which would become known as Arlington College. Over the course of three different centuries and under eight different names, The University of Texas at Arlington  evolved into the research institution that now