Texas A&M University–Texarkana, also known as A&M-Texarkana, is a public university located in Texarkana, Texas, USA. It is one of the newest members of The Texas A&M University System. A&M-Texarkana was first established as an upper-level center of Commerce, Texas based East Texas State University in 1971. The university received separate accreditation in 1980, and in September 1996 (when ETSU joined the Texas A&M System as Texas A&M University–Commerce), the Texarkana branch became a separate institution from the Commerce campus. The president of A&M-Texarkana, Carlisle B. Rathburn, was appointed in 2009. He came to A&M-Texarkana from Savanna Technical College. His term at STC ended after the Georgia Office of the Inspector General investigated allegations of mismanagement, improper conduct, waste, and abuse of position by Rathburn (). A&M-Texarkana is a non-residential institution dedicated to offering career-oriented studies, awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees in the areas of business administration, arts and sciences, and education.