[4] It was founded in 1923 when the YMCA made the decision to establish a law school with a focus on offering night classes for working professionals.

Students at South Texas can study abroad in London, Ireland, Malta, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Turkey, Chile, and Mexico.

[7] South Texas College of Law Houston has won 136 national championships in advocacy.

[15] According to South Texas College of Law Houston's official 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 66% of the class of 2021 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e., as attorneys) nine months after graduation.

[22] The deal went sour after a lengthy legal fight with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the governing body of the state's public institutions.

The courts ruled that the schools had failed to obtain the board's approval before entering into the agreement.