CHAPTER 102. WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE F. OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
CHAPTER 102. WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 102.01. WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. West Texas State
University is a coeducational institution of higher education
located in the city of Canyon.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3230, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 102.11. BOARD OF REGENTS. The organization, control, and
management of the university is vested in a board of nine regents
appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. The
members of the board shall be selected from different portions of
the state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3230, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 756, ch. 331,
Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1973.
Sec. 102.111. TRANSFER OF GOVERNANCE TO TEXAS A&M SYSTEM.
(a) The organization, control, and management of the university
are transferred to the board of regents of The Texas A&M
University System if that board and the board of regents
appointed for the university under Section 102.11 of this code
agree on the transfer not later than December 31, 1989, and the
transfer is approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board not later than March 31, 1990. The transfer takes effect on
the date agreed to by the boards and approved by the coordinating
board.
(b) If the transfer is agreed to and approved under Subsection
(a) of this section, the governance, operation, management, and
control of the university, along with all right, title, and
interest in the land, buildings, facilities, improvements,
equipment, supplies, and property comprising that institution are
transferred from the board of regents appointed under Section
102.11 of this code to the board of regents of The Texas A&M
University System. The board of regents appointed under Section
102.11 of this code is abolished on the effective date of the
transfer.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 9, Sec. 1, eff. Nov.
1, 1989.
Sec. 102.12. TERMS; VACANCIES. The members of the board hold
office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three
members expiring each two years. Any vacancy that occurs on the
board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of
the governor.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.13. OATH. Each member of the board shall take the
constitutional oath of office before assuming the duties of his
office.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.14. REMOVAL. The members of the board are removable by
the governor for inefficiency or malfeasance of office.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.15. OFFICERS. The board shall elect a chairman and any
other officers it deems necessary.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.16. MEETINGS. The chairman of the board may convene
the board to consider any business connected with the university
whenever he deems it expedient.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 102.31. EXTENT OF POWERS. With respect to the management
and control of the university, the board has the same powers and
duties that are conferred on the Board of Regents, State Senior
Colleges, with respect to institutions in that system.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.32. LEASE OF LANDS TO FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES. (a)
The board may lease portions of the state-owned land held for
the use and benefit of the university in the city of Canyon to
fraternities and sororities for the purpose of constructing
chapter houses.
(b) A lease may be for any term of years less than 100, and the
consideration and terms may be determined by the board,
consistent with the best interests of the university. The
chairman of the board, with approval of a majority of the board,
may execute all documents necessary to consummate the leasing.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.33. AIRPORT. The university may own and operate an
airport, may accept federal aid and money for those purposes, and
may enter into sponsor's assurance agreements with the federal
government. It may operate the airport separately or in
cooperation with a city, a county, the state, or the federal
government, with the approval of the appropriate governing body,
but without any expense to or liability against the state in any
manner.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3231, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.35. DONATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FOR MUSEUM
PURPOSES. The board may accept the donation from the
Panhandle-Plains Historical Society of a building to be
constructed for the benefit of the Panhandle-Plains Historical
Museum. The building may be constructed, and existing buildings
may be modified to connect with the new structure.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 111, ch. 53, Sec. 1, eff. April
15, 1981.
SUBCHAPTER D. KILLGORE RESEARCH CENTER
Sec. 102.51. GIFTS AND DONATIONS; LOCATION OF CENTER. The board
may accept gifts and donations of money and other personal
property from the Killgore Foundation and from any other private
organization or individual to establish, construct, maintain, and
operate a regional center to be known as the Killgore Research
Center, on any land held by the board for the use of the
university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3232, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.52. TRANSFER OF MONEY; DISBURSEMENTS. All money so
received shall be transferred as soon as available to the West
Texas State University Foundation or to any other fund or
foundation chosen by agreement between the donors and the
administration of the university. The disbursement of all this
money is under the supervision of the business manager of the
university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3232, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 59,
eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 102.53. MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. The maintenance
and administration of the research center is the responsibility
of the State of Texas acting through the administration of the
university, with the advice and assistance of an advisory council
on research selected by the administration and the donors.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3232, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 102.54. PERMANENT RESEARCH PROGRAM. In order to provide
for a permanent research program, the administration of the
university may:
(1) establish formalized working relationships with established
research programs similar to the relationship already developed
between the university and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson
Cancer Center;
(2) integrate the research program being developed in the
graduate school of the university with a research program at the
research center;
(3) employ project directors who are recognized researchers and
who have had experience in applying for and using research grants
from governmental agencies and private foundations;
(4) assign a person from the administrative staff of the
university as administrator of the research center; and
(5) perform any other acts and make any agreements which will
implement and further the research programs of the research
center and the university, consistent with the purposes of this
subchapter.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3232, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 11,
eff. June 14, 1989.