He appointed regents who backed the entry of women into previously all-male Texas A&M University in College Station , having been prompted to take such action by State Senator William T. `` Bill '' Moore of Bryan , who in 1953 had first proposed the admission of women to the institution .
He appointed members of a governing body who backed the entry of women into previously male Texas A&M University in College Station , having been prompted to take such action by State Senator William T. `` Bill '' Moore of Bryan , who had first proposed the admission of women to the university in 1953 .