Office of Governmental Relations
Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations:
Nikki Cobb
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, Texas 77840
Nikki Cobb is the Vice Chancellor of Governmental Relations and leads the Texas A&M University System’s efforts to secure state and federal support through strategic policy development and legislative advocacy. She oversees a coordinated approach to advancing funding and policy goals that benefit all System universities and agencies. The Office of Governmental Relations works collaboratively to promote the System’s education, research, and service missions. Through strong relationships with the Texas Legislature, Congress, statewide officials, and key agencies, the office champions priorities critical to the System’s success.
Texas A&M System Office of State Relations:
Together, the State Relations team members work with the Texas Legislature to represent the Texas A&M University System and its academic institutions, health science center, and state agencies. Through relationships with elected officials, statewide officeholders, state agencies, other universities, and stakeholders in Texas, State Relations supports the system’s land grant mission of service to the State of Texas and its citizens. The team is made up of subject matter experts across all major policy areas of state government, and each System member has a governmental relations officer assigned to represent the institution or agency in the legislative process. The State Relations team is headquartered in Austin, two blocks from the Texas State Capitol. It works with the Presidents, Agency Directors, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Academic Officers, and other key personnel at the universities and agencies to develop and advance their mission to provide the state with education, research, clinical care, and service.
Texas A&M System Office of Federal Relations:
The Federal Relations Office serves as the primary portal to the federal government for System faculty and agency representatives. We provide a coordinated, system-wide approach to support funding initiatives and achieve policy goals for system members at the federal level. The office assists system members in securing federal funding to accomplish important education, research, and service initiatives and strives to strengthen relationships with members of Congress and federal agencies to increase support for priority issues. In addition, the office identifies opportunities for System faculty and staff to participate in congressional hearings, executive branch advisory groups and task forces, and national education and policy forums. We also support transformational leadership experiences, student internships and faculty developmental assignments in Congress and in federal offices and agencies.
Federal Legislative Resources
https://www.congress.gov/
https://www.senate.gov/
https://www.house.gov/
Contact Information:
We are Texas A&M University System’s interface with the Texas Legislature, Congress, and Senior State and Federal Executive Branch officials.
Legislative Reports and Resources:
Texas Legislature
State of Texas
Texas Legislature Online
https://house.texas.gov
https://senate.texas.gov
TAMUS Legislative Reports:
88th Legislative Session
87th Legislative Session
86th Legislative Session
85th Legislative Session
84th Legislative Session
83rd Legislative Session
82nd Legislative Session
81st Legislative Session
80th Legislative Session
79th Legislative Session
78th Legislative Session