After the campus was nearly totally destroyed by Hurricane Celia in 1970, the school (which had had financial problems since the outset) could not afford to rebuild, and requested the Texas Legislature for assistance.
1970年校园几乎完全被飓风西莉亚摧毁后，学校（从一开始就遇到财务问题）无力承担重建费用，并要求德克萨斯州立法机构提供援助。