The Senate Bill had 26 coauthors. Representatives Myra Crownover, Mary Denny, Joe Driver, Harryette Ehrhardt, Kenn George and Charlie Geren.
Today is a good day for the residents of Dallas and surrounding communities in north-central Texas.
This is truly a historic occasion with the passage of this legislation unanimously in both the Senate and House. Generations yet unborn will benefit from this team of legislators who worked as one for a common good, providing access to affordable and quality state-supported, higher education opportunities. The bill establishes the University of North Texas at Dallas as an institution of higher education and a component institution of the University of North Texas System in the City of Dallas on property designated by the UNT Board when the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board certifies that enrollment at the University of North Texas System Center at Dallas has reached an enrollment equivalent to 2,500 full-time students for one semester. Until that enrollment level is reached, the board may operate a system center of the University of North Texas in the City of Dallas. Prior to that certification, the Board may accept gifts, grants, and donations and may acquire land for the University of North Texas at Dallas.