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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.61. Operations Under Lease: Effect on Rental Payments, Term of Lease

Sec. 85.61.  OPERATIONS UNDER LEASE:  EFFECT ON RENTAL PAYMENTS, TERM OF LEASE.  If, during the term of any lease issued under the provisions of this subchapter, the lessee is engaged in actual drilling and mining operations for the discovery of oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals on land covered by any such lease, no rentals shall be payable as to the tract on which the operations are being conducted as long as the operations are proceeding in good faith;  and if oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals are discovered in paying quantities on any tract of land covered by any lease, then the lease as to that tract shall remain in force as long as oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals are produced in paying quantities from the tract.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3198, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.62. Proration or Reduction of Production

Sec. 85.62.  PRORATION OR REDUCTION OF PRODUCTION.  When, in the discretion of the board, it is for the best interest of the state to prorate or reduce production of any land, the board may execute the necessary contract to carry out that purpose.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3198, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.63. Interference With Surface Uses

Sec. 85.63.  INTERFERENCE WITH SURFACE USES.  No lease for oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals shall be made by the board which will permit the drilling or mining for oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals within 300 feet of any building on the land without the consent of the board.  A lease on any experimental station or farm shall provide that the operations for oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals shall not in any way interfere with use of the land as an experimental station and shall not cause the abandonment of the property or its use for experimental farm purposes;  and the lessee shall drill, mine, and carry on his operations in such a way as not to cause the abandonment of the property for experimental farm purposes, and any such leased property shall be subject to the use by the State of Texas for all experimental purposes and the board shall continue to operate the experimental station.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3198, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.64. Protection From Drainage

Sec. 85.64.  PROTECTION FROM DRAINAGE.  In every case where the area in which oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals sold shall be contiguous or adjacent to lands which are not lands belonging to and held by the university system, the acceptance of the bid and the sale made thereby shall constitute an obligation on the owner to adequately protect the land leased from drainage from the adjacent lands to the extent that a reasonably prudent operator would do under the same and similar circumstances.  In cases where the area in which the oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals are sold is contiguous to other lands belonging to and held by the university system which have been leased or sold at a lesser royalty, the owner shall likewise protect the land from drainage from the lands so leased or sold for a lesser royalty.  On failure to protect the land from drainage as herein provided, the sale and all rights thereunder may be forfeited by the board in the manner provided in this subchapter for forfeitures.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3199, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.65. Rights of Purchaser; Assignment; Relinquishment

Sec. 85.65.  RIGHTS OF PURCHASER;  ASSIGNMENT;  RELINQUISHMENT.  (a)  Title to all rights purchased may be held by the owners as long as the area produces oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals in paying quantities.
(b)  All rights purchased may be assigned.  All assignments shall be filed in the general land office as prescribed by rule, accompanied by 10 cents per acre for each acre assigned and the filing fee as prescribed by rule.  An assignment shall not be effective unless filed as required by rule.  An assignment shall not relieve the assignor of any liabilities or obligations incurred prior to the assignment.
(c)  All rights to all or any part of a leased tract may be released to the state at any time by recording a release instrument in the county or counties in which the tract is located.  Releases must also be filed with the chairman of the board and the general land office, accompanied by the filing fee prescribed by rule.  A release shall not relieve the owner of any obligations or liabilities incurred prior to the release.
(d)  The board shall authorize the laying of pipeline, telephone line, and the opening of roads as deemed reasonably necessary for and incident to the purpose of this subchapter.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3199, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 948, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.66. Royalty Payments; Inspection of Records; Report of Land Commissioner

Sec. 85.66.  ROYALTY PAYMENTS;  INSPECTION OF RECORDS;  REPORT OF LAND COMMISSIONER.  (a)  If oil or other minerals are developed on any of the lands leased by the board, the royalty or money as stipulated in the sale shall be paid to the general land office at Austin on or before the last day of each month for the preceding month during the life of the rights purchased, and shall be set aside as specified in Section 85.70.  The royalty or money paid to the general land office shall be accompanied by the sworn statement of the owner, manager, or other authorized agent showing the gross amount of oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals produced and saved since the last report, the amount of oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals produced and sold off the premises, and the market value of the oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals, together with a copy of all daily gauges, or vats, tanks, gas meter readings, pipeline receipts, gas line receipts and other checks and memoranda of the amounts produced and put into pipelines, tanks, vats, or pool and gas lines, gas storage, other places of storage, and other means of transportation.
(b)  The books and accounts, receipts and discharges of all wells, tanks, vats, pools, meters, pipelines, and all contracts and other records pertaining to the production, transportation, sale, and marketing of oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals shall at all times be subject to inspection and examination of any member of the board or any duly authorized representative of the board.
(c)  The commissioner of the general land office shall tender to the board on or before the 10th day of each month a report of all receipts that are collected from the lease or sale of oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals and that are deposited as provided by Section 85.70 during the preceding month.
(d)  Each lease shall contain a provision enabling the Board, at its discretion, to require that payment of royalty, as stipulated in the lease, be in kind.  The Board shall have all powers necessary to negotiate and execute sales contracts or any other instruments necessary for the disposition of any royalty taken in kind.  Such other reasonable provisions, not inconsistent with this subchapter, that will facilitate the efficient and equitable payment of royalty in kind may be included in the lease by the Board.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3199, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 846, ch. 382, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1973;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 105, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 55.01, eff. September 28, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.67. Forfeiture; Other Remedies; Lien

Sec. 85.67.  FORFEITURE;  OTHER REMEDIES;  LIEN.  (a)  If the owner of the rights acquired under this subchapter fails or refuses to make the payment of any sum due thereon, either as rental, royalty on production, or other payment, within 30 days after same becomes due, or if the owner or his authorized agent makes any false return or false report concerning production, royalty, drilling, or mining, or if the owner fails or refuses to drill any offset well or wells in good faith, as required by his lease, or if the owner or his agent refuses the proper authority access to the records and other data pertaining to the operations under this subchapter, or if the owner or his authorized agent fails or refuses to give correct information to the proper authorities, or fails or refuses to furnish the log of any well within 30 days after production is found in paying quantities, or if any of the material terms of the lease are violated, the lease is subject to forfeiture by the board by an order entered upon the minutes of the board reciting the facts constituting the default and declaring the forfeiture.
(b)  The board may have suit instituted for forfeiture through the attorney general.
(c)  On proper showing by the forfeiting owner, within 30 days after the declaration of forfeiture, the lease may, at the discretion of the board and on such terms as it may prescribe, be reinstated.
(d)  In case of violation by the owner of the lease contract, the remedy of the state by forfeiture is not the exclusive remedy, but suit for damages or specific performance, or both, may be instituted.
(e)  The state shall have a first lien upon all oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals produced upon the leased area and upon all rigs, tanks, vats, pipeline, telephone lines, and machinery and appliances used in the production and handling of oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals produced thereon, to secure any amount due from the owner of the lease.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3200, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.68. Filing of Records

Sec. 85.68.  FILING OF RECORDS.  All surveys, files, records, copies of sale and lease contracts, and all other records pertaining to the sales and leases hereby authorized, shall be filed in the general land office and constitute archives thereof.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3201, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.69. Payments; Disposition

Sec. 85.69.  PAYMENTS; DISPOSITION.  Payments under this subchapter shall be made to the commissioner of the general land office at Austin, who shall transmit to the board all royalties, lease fees, rentals for delay in drilling or mining, and all other payments, including all filing assignments and relinquishment fees, to be deposited as provided by Section 85.70.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3201, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 105, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 5.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 55.02, eff. September 28, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.70. Certain Mineral Leases; Disposition of Money; Special Funds; Investment

Sec. 85.70.  CERTAIN MINERAL LEASES; DISPOSITION OF MONEY; SPECIAL FUNDS; INVESTMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), all money received under and by virtue of this subchapter shall be deposited in a special fund managed by the board to be known as The Texas A&M University System Special Mineral Investment Fund.  Money in the fund is considered to be institutional funds, as defined by Section 51.009, of the system and its component institutions.  The special fund may be invested so as to produce income which may be expended under the direction of the board for the general use of any component of The Texas A&M University System, including erecting permanent improvements and in payment of expenses incurred in connection with the administration of this subchapter.  The unexpended income likewise may be invested as provided by this section.
(b)  The income from the investment of the special mineral investment fund created by Subsection (a) shall be deposited in a fund managed by the board to be known as The Texas A&M University System Special Mineral Income Fund, and is considered to be institutional funds, as defined by Section 51.009, of the system and its component institutions.
(c)  The board shall lease for oil, gas, sulphur, or other mineral development, as prescribed by this subchapter, all or part of the land under the exclusive control of the board owned by the State of Texas and acquired for the use of Texas A&M University--Kingsville and its divisions.  Any money received by the board concerning such land under this subchapter shall be deposited in a special fund managed by the board to be known as the Texas A&M University--Kingsville special mineral fund.  Money in the fund is considered to be institutional funds, as defined by Section 51.009, of the university and is to be used exclusively for the university and its branches and divisions.
(d)  All deposits in and investments of the fund under this section shall be made in accordance with Section 51.0031.
(e)  Section 34.017, Natural Resources Code, does not apply to funds created by this section.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3201, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 105, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 5, eff. May 23, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1311, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 55.03, eff. September 28, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development › Section 85.71. Forms; Contracts; Regulations

Sec. 85.71.  FORMS;  CONTRACTS;  REGULATIONS.  The board shall adopt forms and contracts and shall promulgate rules and regulations that in its best judgment will protect the income from lands leased under this subchapter.  A majority of the board may act in all cases, except where otherwise provided by this subchapter.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3201, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 86.01. Definitions

Sec. 86.01.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "University" means Texas A & M University.
(2)  "Board" means the board of directors of The Texas A & M University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3202, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 86.02. Texas a & M University

Sec. 86.02.  TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY.  Texas A & M University is an institution of higher education located in the city of College Station.  It is under the management and control of the board of directors of The Texas A & M University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3202, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 86.03. Leading Object

Sec. 86.03.  LEADING OBJECT.  The leading object of the university shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanical arts, in such manner as the legislature may prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3202, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.11. Appointment of President, Officers, Professors

Sec. 86.11.  APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT, OFFICERS, PROFESSORS.  The board shall appoint the president, the professors, and other officers it deems proper to keep the university in successful operation.  It may abolish any office it deems unnecessary.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.12. Entomologist

Sec. 86.12.  ENTOMOLOGIST.  The president and board shall employ an expert entomologist, one or more, as may be deemed necessary, whose duty it shall be to devise, if possible, means of destroying the Mexican boll weevil, boll worm, caterpillar, sharpshooter, chinch bug, peach bug, fly and worm and other insect pests and to perform the duties of professor of entomology in the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.13. Civil Engineer; Soil Conservation Demonstrations

Sec. 86.13.  CIVIL ENGINEER;  SOIL CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATIONS.  The board shall employ a graduate civil engineer of the university who has a practical and scientific knowledge of the conservation of moisture and soil fertility, who understands the practical art of terracing farmland to preserve the moisture and soil fertility and to prevent the washing away and the destruction of the properties of the soil, and who has had five years' actual experience in terracing farmlands in some southern state.  He shall make his headquarters at the university, where he shall instruct the students by lecture and practical demonstration in the best method of such conservation and terracing so as to enable them to do the work successfully.  He shall devote one-half of his time to such instruction, and the other half shall be spent in field work, giving practical demonstrations in terracing to farmers' institutes and other farmers' organizations;  and the president of the university shall require him to go over the state on the application of farmers desiring expert instruction in terracing farmlands and in conserving the moisture and soil fertility.  He shall be furnished with the necessary instruments and equipment for the demonstration and instruction.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.14. Special Summer School

Sec. 86.14.  SPECIAL SUMMER SCHOOL.  The board shall provide for a special summer school of at least two months each year for the training of special students who shall be admitted without an entrance examination, and may make provisions for the summer school, purchase the necessary equipment, and generally do and perform all acts necessary to establish and maintain the summer school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.15. Summer Sessions; Elementary Agriculture for Teachers

Sec. 86.15.  SUMMER SESSIONS;  ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR TEACHERS.  The board shall require the teaching of elementary agriculture for teachers in the summer sessions.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.16. Firemen's Training School

Sec. 86.16.  FIREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL.  (a)  The Texas A&M University System shall conduct and maintain a firemen's training school through the Texas Engineering Extension Service as a unit of the university system in the manner deemed expedient and advisable by the system's board of regents.  The Texas Engineering Extension Service shall serve as the recognized statewide fire and rescue training agency liaison to the National Fire Academy.  In their capacity as the National Fire Academy liaison, the extension service shall distribute National Fire Academy student manuals on request to associations, fire departments, state agencies, and institutions of higher education which meet National Fire Academy qualifications.
(b)  The firemen's training school advisory board is composed of:
(1)  three members of the staff of the system appointed by the system's board of regents, one of whom shall be the director of the engineering extension service who serves ex officio as the chairman of the advisory board;
(2)  four members or representatives of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas or its successor, appointed by the president or other managing officer of that association;
(3)  one person who is fire protection personnel as defined by Section 419.021, Government Code, and who is the head of a training division for the fire department of a political subdivision, appointed by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection;  and
(4)  one fire chief appointed by the president or other managing officer of the Texas Fire Chiefs Association or its successor.
(c)  The advisory board shall confer with and advise the engineering extension service with reference to the organization of the school, the purchasing of equipment, the curriculum and program, and the conduct and management of the school.
(d)  Expenditures for the per diem expenses of members of the advisory board and all other necessary expenses of the school shall be made only on the order of the system's board of regents, and no warrants shall be paid unless also approved in writing by the director of the engineering extension service.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3203, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.18. Graduate Programs; Contracts With Baylor University

Sec. 86.18.  GRADUATE PROGRAMS;  CONTRACTS WITH BAYLOR UNIVERSITY.  The university may enter into contracts and agreements with Baylor University for joint participation in graduate programs that may be designed to benefit the state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.20. Airport

Sec. 86.20.  AIRPORT.  The university may own and operate an airport, may accept federal aid and money for those purposes, and may enter into sponsor's assurance agreements with the federal government.  It may operate the airport separately or in cooperation with a city, a county, the state, or the federal government, with the approval of the appropriate governing body, but without any expense to or liability against the state in any manner.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 86.21.  PERPETUAL FUND.  The money arising from the sale of the 180,000 acres of land donated to this state by the United States under the provisions of an Act of Congress passed on the second day of July, 1862, and an amended Act of Congress of July 23, 1866, shall constitute a perpetual fund, under the conditions and restrictions imposed by the above recited Acts, for the benefit of Texas A & M University;  and the investment of the money, heretofore made in the bonds of the state, when those bonds are redeemed, may be made by the board in United States government securities in furtherance of the interests of the university and in accordance with the terms on which it was received.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3204, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.22. Accrued Interest

Sec. 86.22.  ACCRUED INTEREST.  The interest heretofore collected by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of the act of August 21, 1876, due at the end of the fiscal year of 1876, on the bonds belonging to the Agricultural and Mechanical College and invested in six percent state bonds, shall also constitute a part of the perpetual fund of the university until the legislature shall otherwise provide.  The state board shall collect the semiannual interest on the bonds as it becomes due, and place the money in the state treasury to the credit of the fund.  The interest on all such bonds is set apart exclusively for the use of the university and shall be drawn from the treasury by the board of directors on vouchers audited by the board, or approved by the governor and attested by the secretary of the board.  On the vouchers being filed with the comptroller, he shall draw his warrant on the state treasury as necessary to pay the directors, professors and officers of the university.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3205, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 5.23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.23. Name of System and Component Institutions and Agencies

Sec. 86.23.  NAME OF SYSTEM AND COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES.  (a)  The board by resolution may change the name of the system or of any institution, agency, or service under the control and management of the board.
(b)  This section does not apply to:
(1)  Tarleton State University; or
(2)  Prairie View A&M University.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1409), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board › Section 86.24. Establishment of a Cemetery

Sec. 86.24.  ESTABLISHMENT OF A CEMETERY.  (a)  The board may dedicate land owned by The Texas A&M University System within the Bush Presidential Library site to be used as a cemetery.
(b)  Subchapter C, Chapter 711, Health and Safety Code, does not apply to a cemetery established under this section.
(c)  Appropriations from the general revenue fund may not be used to establish or operate a cemetery under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 120, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter C. Texas Real Estate Research Center › Section 86.51. Texas Real Estate Research Center

Sec. 86.51.  TEXAS REAL ESTATE RESEARCH CENTER. The Texas Real Estate Research Center is established at Texas A&M University. The operating budget, staffing, and activities of the center shall be approved by the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 319, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (S.B. 1577), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2024.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter C. Texas Real Estate Research Center › Section 86.53. Purposes, Objectives, and Duties of the Center

Sec. 86.53.  PURPOSES, OBJECTIVES, AND DUTIES OF THE CENTER.  The purposes, objectives, and duties of the center are as follows:
(1)  to conduct studies in all areas that relate directly or indirectly to real estate and/or urban or rural economics and to publish and disseminate the findings and result of the studies;
(2)  to assist the teaching program in real estate offered by the colleges and universities in the State of Texas when requested to do so, and to award scholarships and establish real estate chairs when funds are available;
(3)  to supply material to the Texas Real Estate Commission for the preparation of the examinations for real estate salesmen and brokers, if requested to do so by the commission;
(4)  to develop and from time to time revise and update materials for use in the extension courses in real estate offered by the universities and colleges in the State of Texas when requested to do so;
(5)  to assist the Texas Real Estate Commission in developing standards for the accreditation of vocational schools and other teaching agencies giving courses in the field of real estate, and standards for the approval of courses in the field of real estate, as and when requested to do so by the commission;
(6)  to make studies of and recommend changes in state statutes and municipal ordinances, providing however that no staff member of the center shall directly contact legislators or locally elected officials concerning the recommendations except to provide a factual response to an inquiry as to the method of research or nature of the findings;
(7)  provided and except, however, that those conducting such research and studies shall periodically review their progress with the advisory committee or its designated representative, and the results of any research project, or study, shall not be published or disseminated until it has been reviewed and approved in writing by the advisory committee or its designated representative;  and
(8)  to prepare information of consumer interest describing the functions of the center and to make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3252, ch. 856, Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 1981.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter C. Texas Real Estate Research Center › Section 86.54. Publication Charges; Gifts and Grants

Sec. 86.54.  PUBLICATION CHARGES;  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The center may make a charge for its publications and may receive gifts and grants from foundations, individuals, and other sources for the benefit of the research center.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter C. Texas Real Estate Research Center › Section 86.55. Annual Report

Sec. 86.55.  ANNUAL REPORT.  A report of the activities and accomplishments of the center shall be published annually.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3342, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter E. Other Components of University › Section 86.81. Center for Texas Beaches and Shores

Sec. 86.81.  CENTER FOR TEXAS BEACHES AND SHORES.  (a)  The Center for Texas Beaches and Shores is a component of Texas A&M University.
(b)  The center is under the management and direction of the board.
(c)  The center shall:
(1)  research problems at coastal conservation areas;
(2)  study the effects of nature and humans on coastal conservation areas;
(3)  develop ways to control the loss of shoreline in coastal conservation areas and to avoid ecological damage to coastal conservation areas using innovative technologies;  and
(4)  cooperate and consult with the General Land Office and other state agencies to manage coastal conservation areas.
(d)  The board may employ personnel for the center, including experts in coastal engineering, marine geology, ecology, biology, and economics.
(e)  The board may accept a gift or grant from any public or private source for the benefit of the center.
(f)  In this section:
(1)  "Center" means the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores.
(2)  "Coastal conservation areas" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.052(d), Natural Resources Code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 832, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 86 - Texas a & M University › Subchapter E. Other Components of University › Section 86.82. Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas

Sec. 86.82.  INSTITUTE FOR A DISASTER RESILIENT TEXAS.  (a)  In this section, "institute" means the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas.
(b)  The Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas is a component of Texas A&M University.
(c)  The institute is under the management and direction of the board.
(d)  The institute shall:
(1)  develop data analytics tools to support disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery by the state, its political subdivisions, and the public;
(2)  create and maintain web-based analytical and visual tools to communicate disaster risks and ways to reduce those risks, including tools that work on the level of individual parcels of land;
(3)  provide evidence-based information and solutions to aid in the formation of state and local partnerships to support disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery;
(4)  collect, display, and communicate comprehensive flood-related information, including applicable updated inundation maps, for use by decision-makers and the public; and
(5)  collaborate with institutions of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, state agencies, local governments, and other political subdivisions to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(e)  The institute may employ personnel, including experts in planning, engineering, hydrology, ecology, and economics.
(f)  The institute may accept a gift or grant from any public or private source for the benefit of the institute.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 2345), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter A. Tarleton State University › Section 87.001. Tarleton State University

Sec. 87.001.  TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY.  Tarleton State University is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Stephenville.  It is under the management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3206, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 800, ch. 360, Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 1973;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2152, ch. 394, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1983.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter A. Tarleton State University › Section 87.002. Student Loan Fund

Sec. 87.002.  STUDENT LOAN FUND.  The sum of $75,000 donated by the citizenship of Stephenville and Erath County shall be administered by the board of regents for the benefit of the students of Tarleton State University in such manner as the board may deem advisable.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3206, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 800, ch. 360, Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 1973;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2152, ch. 394, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 1983.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter A. Tarleton State University › Section 87.004. Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research

Sec. 87.004.  TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.  (a)  The Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research at Tarleton State University is established.
(b)  The organization, control, and management of the institute is vested in the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
(c)  The board of regents shall approve the employment of personnel by and the operating budget of the institute.  An employee of the institute is an employee of Tarleton State University.
(d)  The institute shall:
(1)  conduct applied research on environmental issues that have public policy implications;
(2)  provide a setting for environmental studies that focus on the interface between government and the private sector;
(3)  provide national leadership on emerging environmental policy;  and
(4)  establish interdisciplinary programs or partnerships with public or private institutions of higher education, governmental agencies, or private entities to develop and implement new policies, technology, strategies, relationships, and sources of funding.
(e)  The institute may cooperate or contract with a public or private entity to perform the duties of the institute.
(f)  The board of regents may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for the benefit of the institute.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 270, Sec. 1, eff. June 5, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter B. Prairie View A&m University › Section 87.101. Prairie View a & M University

Sec. 87.101.  PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY.  Prairie View A&M University is a coeducational institution of higher education located at Prairie View, in Waller County.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3206, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 580, ch. 249, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter B. Prairie View A&m University › Section 87.102. Governing Board

Sec. 87.102.  GOVERNING BOARD.  The university is under the control and supervision of the board of directors of The Texas A&M University System.  The board has the same powers and duties with respect to this university as are conferred on it by statute with respect to Texas A&M University.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3206, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 580, ch. 249, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter B. Prairie View A&m University › Section 87.103. Certain Land in Waller County Under Control of Board

Sec. 87.103.  CERTAIN LAND IN WALLER COUNTY UNDER CONTROL OF BOARD.  (a)  The 110 acres, more or less, of land in Waller County near Prairie View A&M University, but not adjoining its campus, conveyed as a gift to the Governor of the State of Texas when the site for then Prairie View Normal and Industrial College was purchased, is placed under the control and supervision of the Board of Directors of The Texas A&M University System for the use and benefit of Prairie View A&M University.
(b)  The land is described in the deed of record in Record Book 3, pages 496, 497, and 498 of the records of the County Clerk of Waller County as being 110 acres of land off a 320-acre survey patented to the heirs of Solomon Smith No. 276, Vol. 11, the said 110 acres lying on the south side of said 320-acre survey and adjoining the Law Survey and is described by metes and bounds in Decree of Partition in District Court of Austin County in Matters Probate between Helen M. Kirby and the estate of Jared E. Kirby, deceased.
(c)  The board of directors is authorized to lease the land for oil, gas, sulphur, and other mineral development under existing law applicable to other lands under its control and supervision and to apply the proceeds from such lease to the use and benefit of Prairie View A&M University.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 570, ch. 229, Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter B. Prairie View A&m University › Section 87.104. Purpose of the University

Sec. 87.104.  PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY.  In addition to its designation as a statewide general purpose institution of higher education and its designation as a land-grant institution, Prairie View A&M University is designated as a statewide special purpose institution of higher education for instruction, research, and public service programs dedicated to:
(1)  enabling students of diverse economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to realize their full potential;
(2)  assisting small and medium-sized communities to achieve their optimal growth and development;  and
(3)  assisting small and medium-sized agricultural, business, and industrial enterprises to manage their growth and development effectively.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3040, ch. 795, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System › Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System › Subchapter B. Prairie View A&m University › Section 87.105. Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency

Sec. 87.105.  CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND PREVENTION OF JUVENILE CRIME AND DELINQUENCY.  (a)  The Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency is established at Prairie View A&M University.
(b)  The organization, control, and management of the center is vested in the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
(c)  The board of regents shall approve the employment of personnel by and the operating budget of the center.  An employee of the center is an employee of Prairie View A&M University.
(d)  The center may:
(1)  conduct, coordinate, collect, and evaluate research in all areas relating to juvenile crime and delinquency;
(2)  provide a setting for educational programs relating to juvenile crime and delinquency, including degree programs at Prairie View A&M University and other educational programs such as continuing education and in-service training for criminal justice and social service professionals;
(3)  serve as a state and national resource for information on juvenile crime and delinquency;  and
(4)  in connection with its research and educational programs:
(A)  develop programs, policies, and strategies to address juvenile crime and delinquency and related social problems;  and
(B)  create partnerships, collaborative efforts, or outreach, public service, or technical assistance programs to assist communities, governmental agencies, or private entities to implement programs, policies, and strategies that address juvenile crime and delinquency and related social problems.
(e)  The center may enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with a public or private entity to perform the duties of the center.
(f)  The board of regents may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for the benefit of the center.
(g)  Establishment of the center is subject to the availability of funds for that purpose.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.