''The Alcalde'' (; ) has been the alumni magazine of

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since 1913, and is published by the university's

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, the

Texas Exes The Ex-Students' Association of The University of Texas (more commonly known as Texas Exes) is the association of former students of the University of Texas at Austin. The organization is one of the largest alumni associations in the world (the ...

."Texas Alcalde"
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'' (Retrieved 19 March 2012). The magazine was named for

Oran M. Roberts Oran Milo Roberts (July 9, 1815May 19, 1898), was the 17th Governor of Texas from January 21, 1879, to January 16, 1883. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Roberts County, Texas, is named after him. Early life Roberts was born in Laure ...

, the governor who signed the university into existence and whose nickname was "Old Alcalde.""Break with the past: Changing a dorm name marks a good step toward healing UT’s troubled racial history"
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'', 14 July 2010. It is published six times a year and mailed to the 96,000 members of the Texas Exes.

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External links

''The Alcalde''

Alcalde archive at HathiTrust
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