Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 65.13. BOARD OFFICERS. The board shall elect a chairman from its members to serve at the will of the board. The comptroller shall be the treasurer of the university system. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1997, 75t…

Sec. 65.14. EXPENSES. The reasonable expenses incurred by members of the board in the discharge of their duties shall be paid from the available university fund. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3144, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 65.15. SEAL. The board may make and use a common seal and may alter it at will. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 65.16. SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE; EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (a) The board shall establish a central administration of the university system to provide oversight and coordination of the activities of the system and each component institution within the system. (b) The boa…

Sec. 65.31. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board is authorized and directed to govern, operate, support, and maintain each of the component institutions that are now or may hereafter be included in a part of The University of Texas System. (b) The board is authorized to presc…

Sec. 65.32. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS, ETC. The board may remove any officer, member of the faculty, or employee connected with the system when in its judgment the interest of the system requires the removal. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3145, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 65.33. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the university system any land that may be necessary and proper for carrying out its purposes in the manner prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code. (b) Whenever the board has been…

Sec. 65.34. CONTRACTS. A contract must be approved by the board or otherwise entered into in accordance with rules of the board relating to contracting authority. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3146, p. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 562, …

Sec. 65.35. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures may be made by the order of the board and shall be paid on warrants from the comptroller based on vouchers approved by the chairman of the board or his delegate, or by the institutional head or his delegate of the component institution m…

Sec. 65.36. DONATIONS FOR PROFESSORSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. (a) Donations of property may be made and accepted by the board for the purpose of establishing or assisting in the establishment of a professorship or scholarship in the university system or any of its component institut…

Sec. 65.37. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR TRUST SERVICES. The board may deposit in an appropriate university account all funds received as administrative fees or charges for services rendered in the management and administration of any trust estate under the control of the university system…

Sec. 65.38. NONSECTARIAN. No religious qualification shall be required for admission to any office or privilege in the university system. No course of instruction of a sectarian character shall be taught in the system. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3147, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.…

Sec. 65.39. MANAGEMENT OF LANDS OTHER THAN PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND LANDS. The board of regents of The University of Texas System has the sole and exclusive management and control of the lands set aside and appropriated to, or acquired by, The University of Texas System. The boa…

Sec. 65.40. M.D. ANDERSON SCIENCE PARK. (a) The board is hereby authorized to establish, maintain, and support an environmental science park in Bastrop County, Texas, on lands owned or controlled by it, the administration and business management of which shall be delegated to The…

Sec. 65.41. MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSION POLICIES. The Board of Regents shall promulgate appropriate rules and regulations pertaining to the admission of students to medical schools which will provide for admission of those students to its entering class each year who are equally or …

Sec. 65.42. DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS; VENUE. A suit by The University of Texas System on its own behalf or on behalf of a component institution of The University of Texas System to recover a delinquent loan, account, or debt owed to The University of Texas System or a component instit…

Sec. 65.43. SALE OF OBSOLETE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. The board shall have the authority to sell and transfer, after due notification by journal or mail, on fair and reasonable terms, to any hospital within the State of Texas operated by the state, a city, a county, a hospital district…

Sec. 65.45. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSFER. (a) The legislature finds that it is essential to the economic growth of the state that the potential for the development and growth of high technology industry be promoted and expanded. As a means of accom…

Sec. 65.46. POWERS RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND NOTES. (a) In this section: (1) "Bond" or "note" means a bond or note that the board is authorized to issue according to law, including Article VII, Section 18, of the Texas Constitution, Chapter 55 or 66 of this code, or other …

Sec. 65.461. BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section: (1) "Bond" or "note" means a bond or note that the board is authorized to issue according to law, including Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution, Chapter 55 or 66 of this code, or other applicable law. (2) "Bon…