SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 111.01 - University Of Houston
The University of Houston is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Houston on state properties hereby designated University of Houston....
SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 111.02 - Applicability Of General Laws
The University of Houston is subject to the obligations and entitled to the benefits of all general laws of Texas applicable to all other state...
- Texas Section 111.11 - Board Of Regents
The organization and control of the university is vested in a board of nine regents. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3270, ch. 1024, art. 1,...
- Texas Section 111.12 - Appointments To Board; Terms
Members of the board are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The term of office of each regent shall...
- Texas Section 111.13 - Qualifications Of Members; Oath
Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the State of Texas, and each member shall take the constitutional oath of office. Acts...
- Texas Section 111.14 - Officers
The board shall elect one of the members chairman. They shall elect any other officers they deem necessary. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3270, ch....
- Texas Section 111.15 - Compensation
Members of the board shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in attending the work of the board, subject...
- Texas Section 111.16 - Meetings
The board shall hold regular meetings for the transaction of business pertaining to the affairs of the university system. The board by rule may establish...
- Texas Section 111.17 - Minutes
Full, accurate, and complete minutes of the board shall be kept and shall be open to inspection by the public at the university during regular...
- Texas Section 111.18 - President
The board shall select a president for the university, who shall be the executive officer for the board and shall work under its direction. The...
- Texas Section 111.19 - Personnel: Appointments, Salaries, Etc
The board may appoint and remove the president, any faculty member, or other officer or employee of the university when, in its judgment, the interest...
- Texas Section 111.20 - University Of Houston System
(a) The University of Houston System hereby created is composed of all those institutions and entities presently under the governance, control, jurisdiction, and management of...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 111.21 - System Central Administration Office; Chief Executive Officer
(a) The board shall establish a central administration office of the university system to provide oversight and coordination of the activities of the system and...
- Texas Section 111.31 - Courses And Degrees
The board shall prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered in American universities of the first rank. However, the role and scope of the university,...
- Texas Section 111.33 - Suits
The board has the power to sue and be sued in the name of the University of Houston. Venue shall be in either Harris County...
- Texas Section 111.34 - Contracts
All contracts of the university shall be approved by a majority of the board. However, the board is authorized to adopt reasonable rules that delegate...
- Texas Section 111.35 - Bylaws; Rules; Regulations
The board shall enact bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for the successful management and government of the university. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3272, ch....
- Texas Section 111.36 - Donations, Gifts, Endowments
The board may accept donations, gifts, and endowments for the university to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and...
- Texas Section 111.37 - Lease And Management Of Land
(a) The board may lease for oil, gas, sulphur, ore, and other mineral development all land under its exclusive control for the use of the...
- Texas Section 111.38 - Eminent Domain
The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the university any land necessary and proper for carrying out its...
- Texas Section 111.39 - Acquisition And Disposition Of Land
The board may acquire by purchase, donation, or otherwise, for the use of the University of Houston System or any institution or entity under the...
- Texas Section 111.41 - Military Training
(a) Within its authority to contract with the Department of Defense for military training under Section 51.304 of this code, the board may lease armory...
SUBCHAPTER D CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
- Texas Section 111.42 - Business Technology Outreach Program
(a) The board shall develop and establish a business technology outreach program to assist businesses in this state to make use of technology developed by...
- Texas Section 111.61 - Creation Of Center; Location
The board of regents of the University of Houston shall establish and maintain the Center for Public Policy in the Houston metropolitan area. Acts 1971,...
- Texas Section 111.62 - Administration
The administration of the Center for Public Policy shall be under the direction of the president and board of regents of the University of Houston....
- Texas Section 111.63 - Role And Scope Of Center
The Center for Public Policy shall conduct basic and applied research into urban problems and public policy and make available the results of this research...
- Texas Section 111.64 - Correlation Of Programs
In order to correlate the programs offered by the Center for Public Policy and the institute established by The University of Texas System under Subchapter...
SUBCHAPTER D-1 INSTITUTE OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
- Texas Section 111.65 - Receipt And Disbursement Of Funds, Property, And Services
In addition to state appropriations, the Center for Public Policy may receive and expend or use funds, property, or services from any source, public or...
- Texas Section 111.71 - Establishment Of Institute
The board of regents shall establish an Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations. Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 879, ch. 330, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 111.72 - Purpose
The purpose of the institute is to contribute to a more meaningful relationship between education and training and the requirements of the Texas labor force...
SUBCHAPTER E THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE
- Texas Section 111.73 - Activities
The institute may sponsor the following activities: (1) adult education, technical assistance, and informational services for labor, management, and public practitioners concerned with the problems...
- Texas Section 111.81 - University Of Houston-clear Lake
There is established in Harris County, as recommended by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, a coeducational institution of higher education to be...
- Texas Section 111.82 - Organization And Control
The organization and control of the university are vested in the board of regents of the University of Houston. With respect to this university, the...
- Texas Section 111.83 - Role And Scope
The university shall offer undergraduate and graduate programs. Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3348, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1,...
- Texas Section 111.84 - Advisory Committee
(a) There is established a permanent advisory committee consisting of the president, or a representative designated by him, of each tax-supported junior college and community...
- Texas Section 111.85 - Authority Of Coordinating Board
The university is a general academic teaching institution, and as such it is subject to the authority of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University...
- Texas Section 111.86 - High School Cooperative Education Program
(a) The university may establish and coordinate a cooperative program with one or more school districts under which high school students enrolled in those districts...
SUBCHAPTER F THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN
- Texas Section 111.87 - Junior College Cooperative Education Program
(a) The university may establish and coordinate a cooperative program with one or more junior college districts under which junior college students enrolled in those...
- Texas Section 111.90 - University Of Houston-downtown
There is established in the City of Houston a coeducational institution of higher education to be known as the University of Houston-Downtown. This institution shall...
- Texas Section 111.91 - Organization And Control
The organization and control of the institution are vested in the board of regents of the University of Houston System. With respect to this institution...
- Texas Section 111.92 - Role And Scope
The institution shall be organized to offer undergraduate and graduate programs subject to the authority of the board of regents of the University of Houston...
SUBCHAPTER G UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA
- Texas Section 111.93 - Authority Of Coordinating Board
The institution is a general academic teaching institution, and as such it is subject to the authority of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University...
- Texas Section 111.96 - Establishment: Scope
(a) The board of regents shall maintain an educational institution in the City of Victoria to be known as the University of Houston-Victoria. (b) The...
- Texas Section 111.97 - Facilities; Grants
The board of regents may accept and administer gifts and grants for the use and benefit of the institution. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg.,...
SUBCHAPTER H TEXAS CENTER FOR SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
- Texas Section 111.98 - Courses; Administration
(a) The board of regents may prescribe courses leading to appropriate degrees and adopt other rules necessary for the operation and management of the institution....
- Texas Section 111.100 - Establishment
The Texas Center for Superconductivity is established at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. The center is a component of the University of Houston...
- Texas Section 111.101 - Purpose
The center is created to conduct research and development on all aspects of superconductivity from the basic theoretical and experimental framework to the technology transfer...
- Texas Section 111.102 - Powers And Duties
(a) The center shall operate in the field of superconductivity to: (1) conduct experimental and theoretical research; (2) apply findings of basic research to useable...
- Texas Section 111.103 - Research Coordination
The center may provide coordination of the activities of universities concerning superconductivity. The center may establish an advisory council consisting of representatives of participating universities,...
- Texas Section 111.104 - Private Research
In carrying out its powers and duties, the center may contract with and cooperate with private research entities. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch....
- Texas Section 111.105 - Grants And Federal Funds
The board may seek and accept gifts, grants, donations, and funds from federal agencies and private sources for the purposes of the center. Added by...
- Texas Section 111.106 - State Funds
The center is authorized to receive state-appropriated funds as deemed appropriate by the legislature. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 951, Sec. 1, eff....
SUBCHAPTER I UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HURRICANE CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
- Texas Section 111.107 - Personnel
The board may employ personnel for the center as necessary. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 951, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1987.
- Texas Section 111.121 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the board of regents of the University of Houston System. (2) "Center" means the University of Houston Hurricane Center...
- Texas Section 111.122 - Establishment
(a) The University of Houston Hurricane Center for Innovative Technology is established at the University of Houston. (b) The organization, control, and management of the...
- Texas Section 111.123 - Purpose
The center is created to: (1) promote interdisciplinary research, education, and training for the development of state-of-the-art products, materials, systems, and technologies designed to mitigate...
- Texas Section 111.124 - Powers And Duties
The center shall: (1) collaborate with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies and private business or nonprofit entities as necessary to coordinate efforts after a...
- Texas Section 111.125 - Collaboration With Other Entities
The University of Houston shall encourage public and private entities to participate in or support the operation of the center and may enter into an...
- Texas Section 111.126 - Gifts And Grants
The board may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants from any public or private source and use existing resources for the purposes of the...
- Texas Section 111.127 - Personnel
The board may employ personnel for the center as necessary. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 6.13a, eff. September...