Taylor Sheridan receives honorary degree from Texas State University

Taylor Sheridan, the creator of the popular show "Yellowstone," will receive an honorary doctoral degree from Texas State University. He is being honored by the school he left in 1991 to chase a career in acting. Sheridan studied theatre at Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State University, in San Marcos. He dropped out to pursue acting and appeared in various TV shows throughout the 1990s and 2000s, including "Walker, Texas Ranger" and "Sons of Anarchy." He later made a successful switch to screenwriting and directing. "Yellowstone" became a hit and has led to several spin-offs, like “1883” and "1923." The series airs on the Paramount Network. Sheridan has also created other shows, such as “Tulsa King” and “Lawmen: Bass Reeves.” His recent series, "Landman," has been renewed for a second season, and the production plans to cast TCU students as extras for filming. The Texas State University System Board of Regents approved Sheridan's honorary degree during a meeting in February. He will receive a Doctor of Letters degree at a ceremony later with two other honorees. Texas State University awarded its first honorary doctorate in 1962 to former President Lyndon B. Johnson. In addition to the degree, Sheridan is set to host a music festival at his ranch in North Texas later this year.