Prairie View A&M University
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Give to Prairie View A&M University
The 2026 Homecoming Giving Challenge lists the University Scholarship Fund, Student Emergency Assistance Fund and Athletics Purple & Gold Fund.
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Get involved
You don't need to be an alum to show up for Prairie View A&M University. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- Attend Panthers games Official athletics site with schedules and tickets.
- Give to a college or fund The Homecoming Giving Challenge page links gifts to specific colleges and funds.
- Alumni association For graduates who want to stay connected.
Upcoming events
- Saturday, Oct 10Football vs. SouthernPanther Stadium, Prairie View, TX
- Saturday, Oct 17Homecoming football game vs. Alcorn StatePanther Stadium, Prairie View, TX
- Saturday, Nov 7Football vs. Alabama A&MPanther Stadium, Prairie View, TX
No upcoming events listed yet. Check the school calendar.
Vote in Texas
Elected leaders decide how much public money HBCUs get, and their choices reach private HBCUs too. Here is what's on the ballot and how to vote. We don't endorse candidates.
Registration closed Oct 5. You can still vote early Oct 19–30 if you're registered.
Register to voteState elections siteFind your legislators
- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- October 5, 2026 (passed).
- Early voting
- Early voting runs October 19-30, 2026.
- Races to watch
- Gov. Greg Abbott is running for another term. Voters also choose a lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, all 150 state House seats, 16 of 31 state Senate seats and a U.S. senator. The legislature that meets in January 2027 will write the budget for Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern University.
- Ballot measures
- No ballot measures are listed for this election yet.
The underfunding letter
In 2023, the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture wrote to the governor of Texas. Their numbers show Prairie View A&M University got about $1.1 billion less in state money from 1987 to 2020 than it would have with the same per-student funding as the state's original land-grant university.
Sources: The letter · Tennessee Lookout
HBCU news in Texas
A state audit released at the end of 2025 found serious problems with Texas Southern University's finances. In response, the governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker stopped TSU from spending on contracts other than what it needs to stay open, and a Texas Rangers investigation is ongoing. (kwtx.com)