UT System Board of Regents approved a School of Computing at UT Austin uniting computer science, information, statistics and data sciences
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the creation of a School of Computing at The University of Texas at Austin on February 19th, 2026. The school merges computer science, information, statistics and data sciences into a single unit inside the College of Natural Sciences. The university framed the decision as advancing its leadership in computing and artificial intelligence. UT Austin says the school is committed to recruiting and hiring 50 faculty positions. It is slated to open in Fall 2026, so the term now beginning is its first.
How to take part
UT System Board of Regents meetings are public and are webcast. The system posts the full agenda book and per-item documents for every meeting at utsystem.edu. The most recent regular meeting was held in Austin on August 12th and August 13th, 2026.
Where
1 county. In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.
Timeline
- ordered
Board of Regents approved creation of the School of Computing
- hearing
Board's next regular meeting, held in Austin on August 12th and 13th, 2026
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-08-19
Whether the regents have revisited the approval is unconfirmed. The board met on August 12th and 13th and the item texts for that meeting are not published on the board's own meetings page.
- 2026-08-22
Checked and unchanged. The regents' approval still unites computer science and information and statistics and data sciences into one school within the College of Natural Sciences. The school is still slated to open in Fall 2026 and that term has now begun.
- 2026-08-25
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-08-28
Checked and unchanged. The School of Computing still stands as approved by the regents, and it still sits inside the College of Natural Sciences rather than as a free standing college.
- 2026-09-01
The regents' approval of UT Austin's School of Computing remains intact inside the College of Natural Sciences.
- 2026-09-02
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-05
The School of Computing at Austin still stands as approved by the regents and the four units it unites are unchanged.
- 2026-09-08
The School of Computing at UT Austin still stands as the regents approved it, uniting the four units named in the item.
- 2026-09-09
The School of Computing the regents approved at UT Austin is still standing as authorized, and the departments folded into it have not been rearranged.
- 2026-09-12
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-13
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-16
The School of Computing approved by the regents still stands as approved, uniting the four disciplines the item names. No later regental action has reopened it.
- 2026-09-19
The new school stands as the regents approved it, drawing the four existing units together.
- 2026-09-23
The School of Computing still stands as the regents approved it.
- 2026-09-26
The regents' approval of the School of Computing still stands, with the same four disciplines under one roof.
- 2026-09-29
The School of Computing stands as the regents approved it, joining computer science, information, statistics and data science.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas System Board of Regents today approved the creation of a new School of Computing at The University of Texas at Austin, a major step in advancing the University's global leadership in computing, data, information and artificial intelligence that increasingly shape our society and economy.UT Launches New School of Computing, Uniting Computer and Data Science, Statistics, Information Disciplines, UT Austin News Primary source, official · news.utexas.edu
The school will unite the disciplines of computer science, information, statistics and data sciences into a single school.UT Launches New School of Computing, Uniting Computer and Data Science, Statistics, Information Disciplines, UT Austin News Primary source, official · news.utexas.edu
The school is committed to recruiting and hiring 50 faculty positions to educate more of the talent the country needs and generate more of the knowledge required to navigate profound technological change, while leading the nation in developing scientifically rigorous, human-centered approaches to computing, data and information.UT Launches New School of Computing, Uniting Computer and Data Science, Statistics, Information Disciplines, UT Austin News Primary source, official · news.utexas.edu
The new school is slated to open in Fall 2026.UT Launches New School of Computing, Uniting Computer and Data Science, Statistics, Information Disciplines, UT Austin News Primary source, official · news.utexas.edu
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the creation of a School of Computing at The University of Texas at Austin on February 19th, 2026. The school merges computer science, information, statistics and data sciences into a single unit inside the College of Natural Sciences. The university framed the decision as advancing its leadership in computing and artificial intelligence. UT Austin says the school is committed to recruiting and hiring 50 faculty positions. It is slated to open in Fall 2026, so the term now beginning is its first.
Who decides it?
The University of Texas System Board of Regents decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
UT System Board of Regents meetings are public and are webcast. The system posts the full agenda book and per-item documents for every meeting at utsystem.edu. The most recent regular meeting was held in Austin on August 12th and August 13th, 2026.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Travis County in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was hearing on August 12th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is February 19th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under research and science.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 29th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, UT System Board of Regents approved a School of Computing at UT Austin uniting computer science, information, statistics and data sciences. Tracked since February 19th, 2026. Last verified September 29th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0031/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0031.
Beat
Filed under Research and science, with every other decision on that beat.