According to AAMC (the MCAT test maker), there are 26 MCAT test centers in Texas. Most testing centers are located inside a college or university. You can select a testing location that is nearest to you. Please note that you are able to choose a test center when registering for the MCAT.
Abilene – Ivanhoe Lane
3301 Ivanhoe Ln
ABILENE, TX 79605
Amarillo – Bell Street
3440 BELL ST
SUITE 300
AMARILLO, TX 79109
Austin – S. IH 35
2801 S. IH 35
Rear Suite
AUSTIN, TX 78741
ETS – UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
University of Texas-Austin
2100 Speedway: Suite 2.130
Austin, TX 78712
Beaumont – Martin Luther King Jr Parkway
4400 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PARKWAY
LAMAR UNIV., ROOM 118 GALLOWAY BUS
BEAUMONT, TX 77710
Dallas-Bedford
2300 Airport Freeway
Clock-tower Walkway Suite 235
Bedford, TX 76022
Corpus Christi – South Staple Street
6001 S Staples Street
Suite B
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78413
College Station – General Service Complex
1101 General Services Complex
750 Agronomy Rd, Room 1105
College Station, TX 77843
Dallas – Coit Road
12342 COIT ROAD
Building # 12400
DALLAS, TX 75251
Dallas – Pearl Street
700 N Pearl St Suite G1250
Plaza of the Americas
Dallas, TX 75201
ETS – UNIV OF TEXAS/PAN AMER
1407 E. Freddy Gonzalez Dr.
UTPA Haggar Building
Testing Services Room 1.101
EDINBURG, TX 78539
El Paso – Boeing Drive
8550 Boeing Drive
Suite 200
El Paso, TX 79925
Houston – Harwin
7111 HARWIN
SUITE 100
HOUSTON, TX 77036
Houston – Diana Lane
16850 DIANA LANE
SUITE C
HOUSTON, TX 77058
Houston – Harwin
7111 HARWIN
SUITE 100
HOUSTON, TX 77036
Houston – Imperial Valley
16800 Imperial Valley
Suite 170 (HOUSTON METROAREA)
Houston, TX 77060
Houston – Northwest Freeway
13100 Northwest Freeway
Suite 130
Houston, TX 77040
Lubbock – South Loop 289
4601 SOUTH LOOP 289
SUITE 22
LUBBOCK, TX 79424
ETS – TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
209 West Hall
Texas Tech University
LUBBOCK, TX 79409-5002
McAllen – South Col. Rowe Blvd.
1801 SOUTH COL. ROWE BLVD.
SUITE 440
MCALLEN, TX 78503
ETS – STEPHEN F AUSTIN ST UNIV
COUNSELING & CAREER SERVICES
RUSK BUILDING, ROOM 332
NACOGDOCHES, TX 75962-3032
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
4901 East University
MESA BLDG RM 1121 Univ of TX Perm Basin
Univ of Texas of the Permain Basin
Odessa, TX 79762
San Antonio – San Pedro Avenue
16648 SAN PEDRO AVENUE
SUITE 101 PARK OAK SHOPPING CENTER
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232
San Antonio – NW Loop 410
2727 NW Loop 410
SUITE 100/103
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230
Tyler – Troup Highway
3200 Troup Highway
Suite 216
Tyler, TX 75701
Waco – West Waco Drive
5016 WEST WACO DRIVE
CENTERPOINT SHOPPING CTR
WACO, TX 76710
Wichita Falls – Taft Blvd
3410 TAFT BLVD
HARDIN SOUTH , RM217
WICHITA FALLS, TX 76308
State of Texas Early History
The appearance of a French settlement in Texas greatly worried the Spaniards, and the search for the colony founded by La Salem helped them to get to know the geography of the region much better. Already in 1690, the first Spanish settlement in East Texas was founded – the Catholic Mission of San Francisco de los Teyas in the area of the modern city of San Antonio. The Spaniards brought with them diseases (including smallpox) to which the Indians had no immunity. Among the indigenous people, who initially met the Europeans rather favorably, an epidemic broke out that claimed thousands of lives. In 1693, the Indians forced the Spaniards to leave the settlement.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the confrontation between France and Spain escalated again. The French built new forts in western Louisiana, the borders of the North American colonies were disputed by both countries, the Spaniards, although they did not actively develop Texas (which they then called “New Philippines”), but wanted to keep it as a buffer zone. In 1716, the Mission of San Francisco was restored, several more were soon created nearby (including the Mission of San Antonio de Valero, later known as the Alamo), and in 1718 the Spaniards built the fortress of San Antonio – de Behar.
In 1718 – 1720, Spain and France were opponents in the “War of the Quadruple Alliance” that broke out in Europe. In June 1719, French soldiers from Louisiana captured one of the Spanish missions in East Texas. Only two years later, after the end of the war, the Spaniards sent an armed detachment, forcing the French to leave the disputed lands. In the following decades, the Spaniards practically did not develop Texas, limiting themselves only to the construction of new Catholic missions. In many ways, this policy was due to the hostility of the local Indians, who constantly attacked the Europeans. In 1749, the Spanish succeeded in making peace with the Apache people, but other tribes, notably the Comanche, continued to attack missions and settlements.
In 1762, under the “Treaty of Fontainebleau”, France ceded to Spain the lands of the colony of Louisiana, located west of the Mississippi River, and in 1763 the rights of the Spaniards to these territories were recognized by Great Britain. Having got rid of the threat of French expansion from the east, Spain reconsidered its attitude towards the lands of Texas. Many semi-abandoned by that time settlements in the east were abandoned, but the population of the city of San Antonio, which became the capital of the province, grew. In 1785, the Spaniards were able to conclude a peace treaty with the Comanches, with their support, the Europeans practically crushed the resistance of other Indian peoples. By the end of the 18th century, most of the Indians living in Texas had converted to Christianity. In 1791, the first American hunters and traders appeared in Texas.
In 1800, the western part of Louisiana again became French, and already in 1803 the United States of America bought these lands from France. The exact border of the new US territories was not defined, the Americans claimed, including the whole of modern Texas, the Spaniards considered its western regions to be theirs. It was not until 1819 that the US agreed to recognize the Spanish claims in exchange for Florida.
In 1820, Moses Austin, who lived in Missouri, approached the Spanish governor of Texas with a proposal to organize the development of its vast but sparsely populated territories. A year later, he received permission to resettle three hundred American families in Texas, but soon after returning to St. Louis, Austin fell ill and died.
The father’s work was continued by the son of Moses Stephen Austin, but in 1821 Mexico won the war for independence, and Texas became part of one of the states of the young state. Stephen Austin went to Mexico City and received confirmation of permission to develop new land from the Mexican government. By the end of 1825, a group of colonists from the United States, who were later called “the old three hundred families”, moved to Texas.
Stephen Austin continued to organize the resettlement of Americans in Texas (in 1832 there were already about eleven thousand of them), and also led the life of the new colony. He, in particular, organized armed detachments to protect the settlements, called the “Texas Rangers”. In 1829, Mexico banned slavery (which was common on American farms), and in 1830 banned immigration from the United States, which caused a wave of indignation and an increase in separatist sentiments among the population of Texas. Rising tensions led in 1835 to armed clashes between Texan settlers and units of the Mexican army (the first of which was the Battle of Gonzalez on October 2), which grew into the Texas War of Independence.
The most famous battle of this war was the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, 1836, about 1,500 Mexican soldiers, led by the President of Mexico, General Antonio López de Santa Anna, laid siege to the fortified Alamo mission, located in the area of the modern city of San Antonio. The Alamo was defended by about two hundred Texans, commanded by William Travis. Other Americans in the Alamo garrison included renowned US Western pioneers James Bowie and “King of the Frontier” Davy Crockett. After a twelve-day siege, on March 6, 1836, the Mexicans captured the Alamo, losing about five hundred soldiers killed and wounded in the process. Almost all the defenders of the mission died heroically fighting. Only one person was able to escape, and two more (former slaves) were released by the Mexicans.
On March 2, 1836, delegates to the Convention of American Settlers signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in Washington-on-the-Brazos, establishing the sovereign Republic of Texas. On April 21, 1836, at the Battle of San Jacinto, General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican troops, and the next day captured Antonio de Santa Anna. On May 14, 1836, Santa Anna signed an agreement according to which the Mexican troops were to leave the lands of Texas, thereby effectively recognizing the independence of the new republic (although Mexico finally reconciled to the loss of this vast territory only in 1848). In honor of General Sam Houston, who won the Revolutionary War and later became President of independent Texas, the city of Houston was named, which today has become the largest city in the state and one of the largest US metropolitan areas.
Stephen Austin, who was the first Secretary of State of the Republic and went down in history as the “Father of Texas”, died of pneumonia in December 1836. In 1839, the Congress of the Republic decided to name the capital of the new state, the city of Austin, in his honor.
In 1838, Texas legislators approved the national flag (later the state flag). It is thanks to this flag that Texas got its famous nickname – “The Lone Star State”.
The Republic of Texas partially included the lands of the present-day states of Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. At the same time, the borders with Mexico in the west and south were not precisely defined and were the subject of constant conflicts. In 1842, Mexican troops invaded Texas and captured San Antonio on September 11th. On September 17, the Texas militia was able to defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Salado Creek and force them to leave the territory of the republic.
There were two main groups in the Texas government: supporters of Sam Houston, who advocated unification with the United States and peaceful coexistence with the Indians, as well as nationalists, led by Mirabeau Lamar, who considered it necessary to preserve independence, exterminate or expel the indigenous people, and expand Texas westward to the Pacific Ocean.. Nevertheless, the confrontation with Mexico, the financial problems of the republic and the attacks of the Comanche created serious prerequisites for the entry of Texas into the United States of America by the mid-forties of the 19th century.