EDUCATION CODE

CHAPTER 69. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 
1, 1971.


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 
1, 1971.

SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 
1, 1971.


	§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 260, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 
1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 632, § 2, eff. June 13, 2001.