{"id":72320,"date":"2025-12-02T02:21:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T02:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/72320\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T02:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T02:21:16","slug":"texas-am-sophomore-dies-hours-after-attending-tailgate-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/72320\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M Sophomore Dies Hours After Attending Tailgate Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students and faculty at Texas A&amp;M are mourning the unexpected death of sophomore Brianna Aguilera.<\/p>\n<p>Aguilera died at a student apartment complex near the University of Texas just hours after attending a tailgate party Friday night, according to a Monday, December 1, report from local news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2025\/12\/01\/aggie-sophomore-dies-after-attending-rivalry-game-tailgate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KBTX<\/a>. The Austin Police Department noted that her death occurred early in the morning on Saturday just before 1 a.m. According to the news outlet, authorities do not suspect foul play and a cause of death has not yet been released.<\/p>\n<p>Her cause of death will be investigated by the Travis County Medical Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Aguilera\u2019s family set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-memory-of-brianna-aguilera-your-support-needed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GoFundMe<\/a> for funeral-related expenses in the wake of her untimely death.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lsu-pole-vaulter-dillon-reidenauer-18-dies-in-car-accident-on-campus\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LSU-Pole-Vaulter-Dillon-Reidenauer-18-Dies-in-Car-Accident-on-Campus-529.jpg?crop=422px%2C197px%2C1119px%2C633px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\"   alt=\"LSU Pole Vaulter Dillon Reidenauer 18 Dies in Car Accident on Campus 529\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LSU-Pole-Vaulter-Dillon-Reidenauer-18-Dies-in-Car-Accident-on-Campus-529.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lsu-pole-vaulter-dillon-reidenauer-18-dies-in-car-accident-on-campus\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Related: LSU Pole Vaulter Dillon Reidenauer, 18, Dies in Car Accident on Campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Dillon Reidenauer\/Instagram Louisiana State University pole vaulter Dillon Reidenauer has died after a fiery wreck on the school\u2019s Baton Rouge campus. She was 18 years old.\u00a0 Reidenauer was reportedly driving a vehicle that was T-boned by a motorcycle on Wednesday, February 26, causing both vehicles to burst into flames. According to the Baton [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the passing of our beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, and cousin, Brianna Aguilera,\u201d the GoFundMe\u2019s description reads. \u201cBrianna graduated from United High School in Laredo, TX where she was a seasoned cheerleader and received honors of Magna Cum Lade. She was pursuing her dream of becoming a lawyer and was attending The Bush School of Government &amp; Public Service at Texas A&amp;M, her dream was to always be an AGGIE! She was a year shy of attaining her Aggie ring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family added, \u201cOn Friday, November 28, 2025, Brianna attended the UT vs. Texas A&amp;M tailgate with friends at Austin. The details surrounding what happened next remain unclear, and her mother is still awaiting answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are shattered. In an effort to ease the financial burden on Brianna\u2019s mother and loved ones during this unimaginable time, we are asking family, friends, and all who knew or knew of Bri to consider offering a donation,\u201d they concluded. \u201cIf you are unable to give, we humbly ask that you keep Brianna and her family in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe has raised $23,805 at the time of publication \u2014 well over its goal of $12,000.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4182199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/texas-am-2246852064.jpg\" alt=\"Texas A&amp;M\" width=\"1000\" height=\"673\"  \/><br \/>\n Texas A&amp;M Alex Slitz\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have reached our goal, Brianna will be home with all her loved ones soon\u201d wrote organizer Amabelii Fernandez in a comment. \u201cI will leave the donations open so that my aunt can comfortably grieve through this unimaginable loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aguilera\u2019s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, also commented on the GoFundMe, expressing how grateful she is for the \u201clove and support\u201d she has received \u201cat this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThank You!<\/p>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unexpected loss of my brie brie has been a tremendous challenge, but I find strength in the outpouring of kindness,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019ve experienced every parent\u2019s worst fear, but I\u2019m comforted by the knowledge that my brie brie touched so many hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI thank you all for every word and emotion you have shared towards my brie brie\u2026.. she adored each and every one of you, and although my princess is in a brighter realm, I take solace in the memories we created together. Thank you all for loving brie always and forever !!! My baby angel and princess is with God, and I find peace in that truth ! Thank you all, and I will notify you of her services, as I know that\u2019s how my brie brie would have wanted it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennifer-nicole-rivas-dead-tv-presenter-and-tiktoker-was-21\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/influencer-dead-at-age-21.jpg?crop=0px%2C393px%2C1106px%2C623px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\"   alt=\"TV Presenter and TikToker Jennifer Nicole Rivas Found Dead in Her Home at Age 21: Report\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/influencer-dead-at-age-21.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennifer-nicole-rivas-dead-tv-presenter-and-tiktoker-was-21\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Related: TikToker Jennifer Nicole Rivas Found Dead in Her Home at Age 21: Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTikTok star Jennifer Nicole Rivas has reportedly died. She was 21. The influencer was found \u201clifeless\u201d in her home on Wednesday, October 1, Honduran news channel HCH Televisi\u00f3n Digital reported. Rivas had epilepsy, which her family believes played a role in her death, local news outlets reported. She was on permanent medication for the condition, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Before attending college in Austin, Aguilera graduated from United High School in Laredo, Texas, where she was on the cheer squad for four years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Students and faculty at Texas A&amp;M are mourning the unexpected death of sophomore Brianna Aguilera. 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