Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 75.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System. (2) "Health science center" means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. (3) "Institute" means the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute. Ad…

Sec. 75.302. ESTABLISHMENT. The board shall establish and maintain the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute at the health science center. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (S.B. 1780), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Sec. 75.303. ROLE AND SCOPE. The institute shall establish and maintain a public health reserve network of public health professionals, community health workers, state and local public health agencies, health care organizations, universities throughout the state, and other releva…

Sec. 75.304. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The administration of the institute is under the direction of the chancellor of The University of Texas System and the board through the president of the health science center. (b) The Department of State Health Services shall provide the institut…

Sec. 75.305. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The institute may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purposes of the institute. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (S.B. 1780), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.

Sec. 75.306. INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER. (a) The institute biennially shall commission an independent financial audit of its activities from a certified public accounting firm. The institute shall provide the audit to the comptroller. (b) The comptrolle…

Sec. 75.307. APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY. The board is required to implement a provision of this subchapter only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the board may, but is n…

Sec. 76.01. ESTABLISHMENT. The University of Texas at Tyler is a coeducational institution of higher education within The University of Texas System. It is under the control and management of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p…

Sec. 76.02. ROLE AND SCOPE. (a) The institution shall offer undergraduate programs and graduate programs, both of which are subject to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (b) The institution may not offer a lower division course off the campus of the i…

Sec. 76.025. UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS. (a) The institution may not adopt or use an open enrollment policy. (b) The board shall adopt admission standards for the institution for first-time freshman students that are at least as stringent as the 1997 fall semester admission standards …

Sec. 76.026. PHARMACY SCHOOL. (a) The board may establish and maintain a school of pharmacy as a professional school of the institution. (b) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at other leading American schools of pharmacy and may award those degr…

Sec. 76.03. PRESIDENT. The board may appoint and remove the president, any faculty member, or other officer or employee of the institution. The president is the executive officer of the institution and is responsible for its general management. The president shall recommend a pla…

Sec. 76.04. SUITS. Venue for a suit against the institution is in Smith or Travis County. This section may not be construed as granting legislative consent for a suit against the board or the institution except as authorized by law. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 699, ch. 303,…

Sec. 76.05. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The board may accept donations, gifts, and endowments for the institution. They are to be held in trust and administered by the board according to the purposes, directions, limitations, and provisions declared in writing in the donation, gift, or…

Sec. 76.06. MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY. The board is vested with the exclusive management of all property owned by the institution. The board may make any agreements necessary to the effective management of the institution's property. All money received shall be deposited in the Stat…

Sec. 76.07. PARTNERSHIPS WITH JUNIOR COLLEGES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. (a) The institution shall seek to build and expand partnership agreements in the same manner as authorized by Subchapter N, Chapter 51. With the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the in…

Sec. 79.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System. (2) "University" means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 726 (S.B. 24), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Amended by: Ac…

Sec. 79.02. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE. (a) The university is a general academic teaching institution under the governance, management, and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System. (b) As necessary to achieve the maximum operating efficiency of the university,…

Sec. 79.03. COURSES AND DEGREES. (a) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at leading American universities and medical schools as applicable and may award those degrees, including: (1) bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and their equivalent…

Sec. 79.04. UNIVERSITY OF THE FIRST CLASS. The board shall make any other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university as may be necessary for the conduct of the university as a university of the first class. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.…

Sec. 79.05. FACILITIES. The board shall provide for adequate physical facilities for use by the university. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 726 (S.B. 24), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Sec. 79.06. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may solicit, accept, and administer, on terms and conditions acceptable to the board, gifts, grants, or donations of any kind and from any source for use by the university. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 726 (S.B. 24), Sec. 1, eff…

Sec. 79.07. JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board may make joint faculty appointments to positions in the university and to positions in other institutions under the governance of the board. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 726 (S.B. 24), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Sec. 79.08. PARTICIPATION IN PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND. The legislature finds that the university is an institution of higher education "created at a later date" for purposes of Section 18(c), Article VII, Texas Constitution. If the Act enacting this chapter receives a vote of tw…

Sec. 79.09. CENTER FOR BORDER ECONOMIC AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. (a) The board shall establish a center for border economic and enterprise development at the university. (b) The center established under this section may: (1) develop and manage an economic database concerning th…

Sec. 79.10. TEXAS ACADEMY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. (a) The board shall establish The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the university. The academy serves the following purposes: (1) to provide academically gifted and highly motivated junior and senior high school stu…

Sec. 80.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System. (2) "University" means the university established under this chapter as Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System. Added by Act…

Sec. 80.02. REFERENCE TO STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY. A reference in law to Stephen F. Austin State University means Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. May 10,…

Sec. 80.03. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE. (a) Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System, is a general academic teaching institution in Nacogdoches, Texas, under the governance, management, and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas…

Sec. 80.04. COURSES AND DEGREES. (a) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at leading American universities and may award those degrees, including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and their equivalents. (b) The board shall award degrees in…

Sec. 80.05. UNIVERSITY OF THE FIRST CLASS. The board shall make any other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university as may be necessary for the conduct of the university as a university of the first class. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.…

Sec. 80.06. FACILITIES. The board shall provide for adequate physical facilities for use by the university. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2023.

Sec. 80.07. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may solicit, accept, and administer, on terms and conditions acceptable to the board, gifts, grants, or donations of any kind and from any source for use by the university. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff…

Sec. 80.08. JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The board may make joint faculty appointments to positions in the university and to positions in other institutions under the governance of the board. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2023.

Sec. 80.09. PARTICIPATION IN PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND. The legislature finds that the university is an institution of higher education "created at a later date" for purposes of Section 18(c), Article VII, Texas Constitution. Accordingly, the university is entitled to participate…

Sec. 85.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "System" or "university system" means The Texas A&M University System. (2) "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3191, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by …

Sec. 85.11. BOARD OF REGENTS. The government of the university system is vested in a board of nine regents appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3192, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th …

Sec. 85.12. QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS. Each member of the board shall be a qualified voter; and the members shall be selected from different portions of the state. The members hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three expiring February 1 of odd-numbered ye…

Sec. 85.13. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT. The secretary of state shall forward a certificate to each regent within 10 days after his appointment, notifying him of the fact of his appointment. If any person so appointed and notified fails for 10 days to give notice to the governor o…

Sec. 85.14. CHAIRMAN OF BOARD. The board shall elect from its members a chairman of the board, who shall call the board together for the transaction of business whenever he deems it expedient. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3192, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by…

Sec. 85.15. EXPENSES OF REGENTS. The regents shall serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending board meetings and in transacting the official business of the board. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3192, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1,…

Sec. 85.16. SEAL. The board may make and use a common seal. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3192, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Sec. 85.17. SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE; EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (a) The central administration office of the university system shall provide oversight and coordination of the activities of each component institution within the system. (b) The board shall appoint a chief exec…

Sec. 85.18. MANDATORY VENUE. (a) Venue for a suit filed against the board or a member of the board in the member's official capacity is in Brazos County. (b) Venue for a suit filed against The Texas A&M University System, any component of The Texas A&M University System, or any o…

Sec. 85.21. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board shall make bylaws, rules, and regulations it deems necessary and proper for the government of the university system and its institutions, agencies, and services. The board shall regulate the course of study and prescribe the co…

Sec. 85.22. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures may be made by order of the board and shall be paid on warrants from the comptroller based on vouchers approved by the president of the board or by some officer or officers designated by him in writing to the comptroller. Acts 1971, 62nd…