Tex.
Educ. Code Section 55.171
Specific Institutions
(a)
The board of regents of the University of Houston may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and equip property, buildings, structures, and facilities for the University of Houston at Clear Lake City, and for these purposes may request the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue revenue bonds on behalf of the University of Houston pursuant to this subchapter. The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of these revenue bonds all or any part of the aggregate amount of student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at the University of Houston or the University of Houston at Clear Lake City, or both; and the amount of any pledge so made shall never be reduced or abrogated while the bonds are outstanding. However, the tuition charges shall not be pledged pursuant to the authority granted by this subsection except to the payment of bonds issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $40 million for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and equip property, buildings, structures, and facilities for the University of Houston at Clear Lake City.(b)
The board of directors of the Texas A & M University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and equip property, buildings, structures, and facilities for Texas A & M University at Galveston, and for these purposes may issue revenue bonds pursuant to this subchapter. The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of these revenue bonds all or any part of the aggregate amount of student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at Texas A & M University and Texas A & M University at Galveston; and the amount of any pledge so made shall never be reduced or abrogated while the bonds are outstanding. However, the tuition charges shall not be pledged pursuant to the authority granted by this subsection except to the payment of bonds issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $7.5 million for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and equip property, buildings, structures, and facilities for Texas A & M University at Galveston.(c)
Tuition revenue of Prairie View A & M College and Tarleton State College is specifically exempted from being pledged under the provisions of this bill.(d)
It is provided, however, that no bonds shall be issued hereunder and no tuition shall be pledged thereto unless and until the specific terms and provisions of said bonds and pledge have been first approved by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, in accordance with rules and regulations regarding that subject adopted, published and heard in accordance with Section 61.027 (Rules of Procedure; Hearings; Notice; Minutes) of this code.(b)
The bonds issued hereunder and the facilities financed thereby shall be subject to all approvals then required by law.(b)
The board may finance those items listed under Subsection (a) of this section through the issuance of bonds under this subchapter and in accordance with its existing system-wide revenue financing program. The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the aggregate amount of student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at Texas A&M International University. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.(c)
Bonds issued under this section may not be issued in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $30 million.(1)
Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, $22 million;(2)
Texas A&M International University, $36 million; and(3)
Texas A&M University--Kingsville, $17 million.(b)
The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System, including student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.(c)
If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of The Texas A&M University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its constitutional and statutory duties and purposes.
Source:
Section 55.171 — Specific Institutions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.55.htm#55.171 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
