Shortly before the end of the War the school faced a new adventure. The citrus growers in the  Lower Rio Grande Valley had long sought the development of a program in their area to assist with experiments and development of the citrus industry. A&I had started experimental work in that area of agriculture in 1926 when an agriculture professor had planted citrus trees and with his students conducted various experiments. By 1945 the growers were seeking land and making plans for A&I to open such an experimental station in Weslaco.  By the fall of 1947 the growers and the administration at Texas A&I had secured the land and enough money to open the Texas A&I Weslaco Citrus Center. Although it started quietly the Center went on to make its mark in A&I history as it developed the world famous Ruby Red Grapefruit, and made other significant contributions to the work of Valley growers.

     With the end of the War there was a tremendous need to consider how the College would face the expected growth in student body as the Veterans used their G.I. Bill to further their education.  The city of Kingsville and the Texas A&I academic community raised money to expand and build.  These funds provided for the construction of three dormitories, a student union building, and an administration-library building. Although these funds ensured the future growth of the college, the immediate problem of rapidly increasing enrollment remained unsolved.  For Texas A&I to accommodate the demands  of an expanding enrollment, it was necessary to immediately obtain additional property to house and to educate new students.

This problem was alleviated because the United State Navy decided at the end of the war to deactivate the auxiliary air station in Kingsville. The College decided they could use the base to house an additional 500 students for the Fall 1946 semester. The County Commissioners' Court and the City of Kingsville agreed to lease NAAS-Kingsville for $1.00 a year, plus

maintenance costs and sublease the property to the College to be developed as the East Campus for use primarily by the Department of Agriculture. For the next five years, until the start of the Korean Conflict, the College used the facilities while it continued to grow.  As was expected, the United States military eventually reopened the Navy Base and the College was faced with the need to build new facilities for the growing student body. In the next few years several buildings were added.

1941-1950 continued