University of Texas System Chancellor J.B. Milliken is stepping down at the end of this month to lead the University of California, the West Coast institution's Board of Regents announced Friday afternoon.

Sure, Californians have been heading to Texas for years, but this time a notable Lone Star State resident is reversing that traditional course . James B. Milliken, who served for nearly seven years as the 12th chancellor of the University of Texas, has been named president of the University of California.

James B. Milliken, who has led major public university systems in New York and Texas, was named president of the University of California on Friday. Milliken comes to the role from the University of Texas,