Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 69.21. ACQUISITION OF LAND. The board may acquire by purchase, exchange, or otherwise any tract or parcel of land in El Paso County that is contiguous or adjacent to the campus of the university when the board deems the land necessary for campus expansion. Acts 1971, 62nd Le…

Sec. 69.22. CENTER FOR BORDER ECONOMIC AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. (a) The board shall establish a center for border economic and enterprise development at The University of Texas at El Paso. (b) The center established under this section may: (1) develop and manage an economic da…

Sec. 70.01. UNIVERSITY AUTHORIZED. The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System shall establish and maintain a state-supported general academic institution of higher education to be known as The University of Texas at Dallas. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3164, ch. 1024, art…

Sec. 70.02. LOCATION. The board shall locate The University of Texas at Dallas on a site, to be selected in Dallas County, consisting of not less than 250 acres of land that shall be donated for that purpose without cost to the State of Texas. The site may extend into any county …

Sec. 70.03. COURSES AND DEGREES. (a) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at leading American universities and may award those degrees. It is the intent of the legislature that those degrees include bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degrees, and t…

Sec. 70.04. RULES AND REGULATIONS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board may adopt other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university that are necessary for the conduct of the university as one of the first class. The board is specifically authorized…

Sec. 70.07. GRANTS AND GIFTS. The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate or money, that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct, and operation of The University o…

Sec. 71.01. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a coeducational institution of higher education in Bexar County. The site of the university shall be on land selected by the board of regents and provided or donated for that purpose. Ac…

Sec. 71.02. ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL. The organization and control of The University of Texas at San Antonio is vested in the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3166, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 71.03. COURSES AND DEGREES. The board may prescribe courses leading to such customary degrees as are offered at leading American universities and may award those degrees. It is the intent of the legislature that those degrees include bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degree…

Sec. 71.04. OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board shall make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university, including the determination of the number of students that shall be admitted to any school, college, or degree-granting program,…

Sec. 71.05. JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board is specifically authorized to make joint appointments in the university and in other institutions under its governance. The salary of any such person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institutions on …

Sec. 71.06. BOARD MAY ACCEPT GRANTS AND GIFTS. The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate or money, that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct, and operation of…

Sec. 72.01. ESTABLISHMENT. The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System shall establish and maintain a fully state-supported coeducational institution of higher education to be known as The University of Texas of the Permian Basin and to be organized to teach undergradu…

Sec. 72.02. COURSES AND DEGREES. The board of regents may prescribe courses leading to such customary degrees as are offered at leading American universities and may award those degrees. It is the intent of the legislature that those degrees include baccalaureate and master's deg…

Sec. 72.03. OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board of regents shall make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university, including the determination of the number of students that shall be admitted to any school, college, or degree-granti…

Sec. 72.04. JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board of regents is specifically authorized to make joint appointments in the university and in other institutions under its governance. The salary of any such person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing insti…

Sec. 72.05. BOARD MAY ACCEPT GRANTS AND GIFTS. The board of regents may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate or money, or any part of existing junior college facilities that may be tendered to it in …

Sec. 72.06. LOCATION. (a) The board of regents shall establish The University of Texas of the Permian Basin at a site consisting of at least 200 acres, unless otherwise specifically acceptable to the board. (b) The site shall, within a reasonable length of time, be accessible to …

Sec. 72.07. UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS. (a) If The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is established as a general academic teaching institution under Section 72.01 of this code, the board of regents shall provide for the admission to the university of entering freshmen and of…

Sec. 73.001. COMPOSITION. The University of Texas at Houston is composed of the following component institutions under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System: (1) The University of Texas Medical School at Houston; (2) The University o…

Sec. 73.051. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as the Brooks-Bass Medical Training Act of 1969. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3170, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 73.052. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE. The board of regents shall establish and maintain The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, a component institution of the university system located in Harris County. The board may provide for the training and teaching of medical studen…

Sec. 73.053. TRANSFER OF DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION. The board may transfer the division of continuing education from The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston to The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. After the transfer, all appr…

Sec. 73.054. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered in other leading American medical schools, may award the degrees, and may make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of t…

Sec. 73.055. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a professional school of the first class;…

Sec. 73.056. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct, and operation of the school and…

Sec. 73.057. TEACHING HOSPITAL. A complete teaching hospital for the school shall be furnished at no cost or expense to the state, and the state shall never contribute any funds for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a teaching hospital for the school. Acts 1971, 62nd…

Sec. 73.101. LOCATION. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is located in the Texas Medical Center in the city of Houston. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3172, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 7, eff. June 14, …

Sec. 73.102. PURPOSE; DEGREE PROGRAMS. (a) The institution and its substations shall be devoted to the diagnosis, teaching, study, prevention, and treatment of neoplastic and allied diseases. (b) If the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board determines that the role and missio…

Sec. 73.103. PRESIDENT. (a) The board of regents shall appoint a president of the institution. (b) To be qualified for appointment as president, a person must be a licensed physician possessing an M.D. degree with at least five years of experience practicing medicine. (c) The pre…

Sec. 73.104. MEDICAL STAFF. The medical staff of the institution shall be selected and employed by the board on the recommendation of the president, and may be discharged in like manner. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3172, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 73.105. DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SUBSTATIONS. The board may establish and maintain diagnostic and treatment substations as deemed expedient from time to time. The location, erection, operation, and management of the substations are under the control and direction of the boar…

Sec. 73.106. PATIENTS. This subchapter governs the admission of patients to the institution and its substations, the support of patients, and other matters relating to patients. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3172, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1995, 74t…

Sec. 73.107. ADMISSION: RULES AND REGULATIONS; APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT. (a) Admission to the institution and its substations is subject to rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the president. (b) No person shall be admitted until the president is satisfied that all…

Sec. 73.108. APPLICATION. (a) Admission is subject to the written application of the patient, the guardian of the patient, or some friend or relative of the patient. (b) The written application shall be on forms prescribed by the president and shall include: (1) the patient's nam…

Sec. 73.109. FEE SCHEDULE. The president shall establish a schedule of minimum fees and charges conforming to the fees and charges customarily made for similar services in the community in which the services are rendered. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3173, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, e…

Sec. 73.110. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept gifts and grants of money from other than state sources for the benefit of the institution and its substations. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3173, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 73.111. ACCEPTANCE OF LAND IN MEDICAL CENTER. The board may accept for and in behalf of the State of Texas title by proper conveyance or conveyances to any land located in the Texas Medical Center for the operation and maintenance of the program of the institution. Acts 1971…

Sec. 73.112. TREATMENT OF INDIGENT PATIENTS. (a) The institution may enter into a contract with a county, public hospital, or hospital district to provide treatment to residents of the county or service area who are eligible for health care assistance under Chapter 61, Health and…

Sec. 73.113. SUFFICIENCY OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, FEES, AND PATIENT BASE. The institution shall ensure that institutional funds and the institution's hospital and clinic fees and patient base are sufficient to fund and achieve the mission and strategic plan of the institution and …

Sec. 73.114. INCENTIVE RETIREMENT PLANS. (a) The institution may offer incentive retirement plans to employees of the institution who elect to retire under other state law. (b) An incentive offered to an employee by the institution must be paid from institutional funds or hospita…

Sec. 73.115. ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES. (a) The institution may acquire goods or services by the method that provides the best value to the institution, including: (1) competitive bidding; (2) competitive sealed proposals; (3) catalogue purchase; (4) a group purchasing pr…

Sec. 73.151. DEAN. (a) The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston is under the direction of a dean appointed by the board of regents. (b) To be qualified for appointment as dean, a person must have a doctor of medicine degree or a doctor of philosop…

Sec. 73.152. SCOPE; DEGREE PROGRAMS; RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) The board of regents may prescribe courses and conduct graduate and postdoctoral programs at the master's and doctoral levels in the sciences and other academic areas directly related to medical education and researc…

Sec. 73.153. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and administer grants and gifts from any source for the benefit of the graduate school. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3174, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.