 Much of the legislative work allowing the expansion of Texas A & M and the admission of women was pushed by State Senator William T. " Bill " Moore , who served from 1949 to 1981 . Known as " the Bull of the Brazos " and " the father of the modern Texas A & M University " , Moore was a Bryan attorney and businessman originally from Wheelock in Robertson County . He also taught economics at TAMU before his entry into World War II . 
