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Colton’s Corner: No longer ‘The Rising Star of Texas,’ Texas State is the star shining the brightest in the Lone Star State

Colton’s Corner: No longer ‘The Rising Star of Texas,’ Texas State is the star shining the brightest in the Lone Star State

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When Texas State made their name change from Southwest Texas State in 2003, the university came up with a simple motto in effort to rebrand from its regionality: “The Rising Star of Texas.”

Texas State has since retired the moniker as of this year, but it seems appropriate following the Bobcats 43-36 win over the Roadrunnners that the university is no longer the rising star, but the shining star of the state.

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