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Texas A&M University System Member Institutions
All Texas A&M University System member institutions are required to include specific elements in their website footers to comply with the Texas Administrative Code, applicable state law, and established A&M System policies.
These requirements apply to all public-facing institutional websites.
Footer Requirements at a Glance
Each website footer must include:
- The “Member of” Texas A&M University System logo
- A copyright statement
- A set of required links
Details for each requirement are provided below.
Texas A&M University System Logo
The official “Member of” Texas A&M University System logo must be included in the footer of all member institution websites.
- The logo must function as a standard web link back to the Texas A&M University System website.
- The logo must be displayed in accordance with A&M System brand standards.
- Official logos can be downloaded from our Photoshelter site or requested from the A&M System MarComm team.
Copyright Statement
Each footer must include a copyright statement containing:
- The copyright symbol (©) or the word “Copyright”
- A year or year range showing when the current version of the website was published and updated
- The official name of the institution
The phrase “All rights reserved” may be included but is not required.
Examples:
© 2024 Texas A&M University System
© 2023-2026 Texas A&M University System. All rights reserved.
Required Links
Website footers must include links required by the Texas Administrative Code, state law, and A&M System policy.
- All links must point to the official source.
- Specific required links may be grouped together on a single Policies page, provided that the Policies page itself is linked in the site footer.
List of Required Links
Texas state agencies and institutions of higher education are required to include specific links in their website footer. Some links may point to statewide resources, while others must be created and maintained by the individual agency or institution.
State Resources
These links point to official, statewide resources and may be shared across agencies.
- State of Texas
- Statewide Search
- Texas Homeland Security
- Texas Veterans Portal
- State Auditor’s Office Fraud, Waste or Abuse Hotline
- State Link Policy (may be included on Policies page)
Transparency and Reporting
- Risk, Fraud, and Misconduct Hotline
- Campus Carry
- Privacy (may be included on Policies page)
- Open Records (may be included on Policies page)
- Compact with Texans (may be included on Policies page)
- Linking (may be included on the Policies page)
- Fraud
Resources
Institution and Agency Specific Links
The Texas Department of Information Resources requires all Texas state agencies and institutions of higher education to include agency‑ or institution‑specific links for the resources listed below. Each agency or institution must create, maintain, and link to its own content to satisfy these requirements.
- Digital Accessibility, including the coordinator contact information
- Privacy
- Linking
- Fraud
- Accommodations
- Open Records
- Campus Carry
- Compact with Texans
Important
A&M System‑level links (such as the A&M System privacy page) appear on this site only as examples and do not fulfill compliance requirements for individual agencies or institutions.
Institutions and agencies should coordinate with their local web team to confirm approved URLs and ensure compliance.