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HB42: Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money.

: Terry Wilson (R-TX) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Jun 20, 2025
State Finances
State Finances--Appropriations
Education
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--Finance
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
LAMAR STATE COLLEGE
LAMAR STATE COLLEGE--ORANGE
LAMAR STATE COLLEGE--PORT ARTHUR
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY
SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT EL PASO
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--KINGSVILLE
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--TEXARKANA
LAMAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--CORPUS CHRISTI
LAMAR UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FT. WORTH
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY--RIO GRANDE COLLEGE
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
EAST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money.

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