The Ed and Gwen Cole STEM Building is home to classrooms, labs, makerspaces, research areas, a planetarium, and computer labs that support areas of study in physics, engineering, astronomy, computer science, information technology, and other STEM fields. Nacogdoches is a 300-year-old city known as “The Oldest Town in Texas.” It’s located in the heart of Deep East Texas almost equidistant between Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Shreveport, Louisiana. Nacogdoches is home to Stephen F. Austin State University and has a population of 33,000. Also designated the Garden Capital of Texas, Nacogdoches is recognized for its natural beauty, creeks and trails.