Some of these employment cases resulted in negotiated settlements for the university. The impact of this process on the university is that although the case is resolved and dismissed from court, the university is required to pay cash settlements. Other litigation across Texas and the United States have resulted in significant changes or financial impact on this university. The Hopwood v. UT System has impacted all of Texas and the rest of the country because of the precedential value of the case. Due to the Hopwood decision, UTSA is careful to avoid using race, gender, ethnicity, or age as criteria to grant admissions or financial aid to students.
Some grants contain scholarships that target minority groups.
The grantee must find some other mechanism outside the state institution to grant the scholarships. UTSA also changed its selection criteria for participants in federal grants directed at minorities. The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 has also impacted all employers. This statute provides employees unpaid leave for 12 weeks and the protection of returning to the job they left. The implementation of this Act has a costly impact on both the departments and on management.