CHAPTER 69. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE C. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
CHAPTER 69. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 69.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "University" means The University of Texas at El Paso.
(2) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of
Texas System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3163, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 69.02. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO. The University
of Texas at El Paso is a coeducational institution of higher
education within The University of Texas System. It is under the
management and control of the board of regents of The University
of Texas System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3163, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
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 Leg., p. 3163, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
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 data base concerning the
Texas-Mexico border;
(2) perform economic development planning and research;
(3) provide technical assistance to industrial and governmental
entities; and
(4) in cooperation with other state agencies, coordinate
economic and enterprise development planning activities of state
agencies to ensure that the economic needs of the Texas-Mexico
border are integrated within a comprehensive state economic
development plan.
(c) The center may offer seminars and conduct conferences and
other educational programs concerning the Texas-Mexico border
economy and economic and enterprise development within the state.
(d) The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
donations to aid in the establishment, maintenance, and operation
of the center.
(e) The center established under this section shall cooperate
fully with similar programs operated by Texas A&M
International University, The University of Texas--Pan American,
The University of Texas at Brownsville, and other institutions of
higher education.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 13, eff.
Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 632, Sec. 2, eff. June
13, 2001.