First class of Texas Tech vet school in Amarillo graduates Sunday, Gov. Abbott speaking

Fri, May 16th 2025 at 2:36 PM

Texas Tech University’s School of Veterinary Medicine held a ribbon cutting on their new Amarillo campus on April 22, 2022. The ceremony unveiled the school's $90 million state-of-the-art facilities. (ABC 7 Amarillo-Mitchell Downing){p}{/p}

Texas Tech University’s School of Veterinary Medicine held a ribbon cutting on their new Amarillo campus on April 22, 2022.{ } (PHOTO: Office Of The Governor)

Texas Tech University’s School of Veterinary Medicine held a ribbon cutting on their new Amarillo campus on April 22, 2022. The ceremony unveiled the school's $90 million state-of-the-art facilities. (ABC 7 Amarillo-Mitchell Downing)

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AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The inaugural class of the Texas Tech vet school graduates Sunday.

The Texas Tech University School Of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo officially opened in the fall of 2021.

There were 64 students at the time.

A ribbon cutting for the $90 million facility was held in April 2022.

It's one of only two vet schools in Texas and the first in more than a century. The other one at Texas A&M in College Station opened in 1916.

Governor Greg Abbott, who spoke at the ribbon cutting, will deliver remarks during the inaugural graduation.

The graduation starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Amarillo Civic Center. The governor is expected to speak at Noon.

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