Texas Education Code Title 3, Chapter 106 - Texas Southern University

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 106.01 - Texas Southern University
  Texas Southern University is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Houston. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art....

SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 106.02 - Purpose Of The University
  In addition to its designation as a statewide general purpose institution of higher education, Texas Southern University is designated as a special purpose institution of...
• Texas Section 106.11 - Board Of Regents
  The government of the university is vested in a board of nine regents appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate....
• Texas Section 106.12 - Terms Of Office
  Members of the board hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three directors expiring on February 1 of odd-numbered years....
• Texas Section 106.13 - Qualifications; Oath
  Each member of the board shall be a qualified voter of the state. The members shall be selected from different portions of the state. Each...
• Texas Section 106.14 - Officers
  The board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from its members to serve at the will of the board. The board shall appoint...
• Texas Section 106.15 - Expenses
  The reasonable expenses incurred by members of the board in the discharge of their duties shall be paid from any available funds of the university....

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 106.16 - Seal
  The board may make, use, and alter a common seal. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas Section 106.31 - Administrative Powers
  The board shall establish the several departments in the university, determine the offices, professorships, and other positions at the institution, appoint a president, appoint the...
• Texas Section 106.32 - Expenditures
  All expenditures shall be made by order of the board and shall be paid on warrants issued by the comptroller based on vouchers approved by...
• Texas Section 106.33 - Contracts With Other Institutions
  The board may make proper arrangements by contract with other educational institutions, hospitals, and clinics in Houston for the use of any facilities and services...
• Texas Section 106.34 - Gifts, Grants
  The board may accept from other than state sources gifts and grants of money and property for the benefit of the university. Acts 1971, 62nd...
• Texas Section 106.35 - Acquisition And Disposition Of Land
  (a) The board on behalf of the university may acquire by purchase, exchange, or otherwise any tract or parcel of land or other real property...
• Texas Section 106.36 - Military Training
  No student shall ever be required to take any military training as a condition for entrance into or graduation from the university. Acts 1971, 62nd...

SUBCHAPTER D CONTROL OF UNIVERSITY FUNDS

• Texas Section 106.38 - Suits
  Venue for a suit against the university is in Harris County or Travis County. Process may be served on the university only by service of...
• Texas Section 106.51 - Control Of Money Collected
  The board may retain control of: (1) money derived from student fees of all kinds; (2) charges for use of rooms and dormitories; (3) receipts...
• Texas Section 106.52 - Depositories
  The board may select depository banks as places of deposit of all funds of the kind and character named in Section 106.51 of this code,...
• Texas Section 106.53 - Accounts; Trust Funds
  Separate accounts shall be kept on the books of the university, showing the sources of all sums collected and the purposes for which expended. All...
• Texas Section 106.55 - Legislative Intent
  The authority granted the board under this subchapter is intended to be the same as the authority granted to the governing boards of The University...

Last modified: September 28, 2016