Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System
Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 85.01. Definitions - Sec. 85.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "System" or "university...

Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions

Section 85.11. Board of Regents - Sec. 85.11. BOARD OF REGENTS. The government of the university...

Section 85.12. Qualifications; Terms - Sec. 85.12. QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS. Each member of the board shall...

Section 85.13. Certificate of Appointment - Sec. 85.13. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT. The secretary of state shall...

Section 85.14. Chairman of Board - Sec. 85.14. CHAIRMAN OF BOARD. The board shall elect from...

Section 85.15. Expenses of Regents - Sec. 85.15. EXPENSES OF REGENTS. The regents shall serve without...

Section 85.16. Seal - Sec. 85.16. SEAL. The board may make and use a...

Section 85.17. System Central Administration Office; Executive Officer - Sec. 85.17. SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE; EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (a) The...

Section 85.18. Mandatory Venue - Sec. 85.18. MANDATORY VENUE. (a) Venue for a suit filed...

Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board

Section 85.21. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 85.21. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board shall...

Section 85.22. Expenditures - Sec. 85.22. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures may be made by order...

Section 85.23. Permanent Improvements; Contracts; Land Transactions - Sec. 85.23. PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS; CONTRACTS; LAND TRANSACTIONS. The board may...

Section 85.24. Utilities - Sec. 85.24. UTILITIES. (a) The board from time to time...

Section 85.25. Lands and Mineral Interests - Sec. 85.25. LANDS AND MINERAL INTERESTS. (a) The board is...

Section 85.26. Leases and Easements; Rights-of-Way for Electric Lines, Pipelines, Irrigation Canals, Etc - Sec. 85.26. LEASES AND EASEMENTS; RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR ELECTRIC LINES, PIPELINES,...

Section 85.27. Flood Control Easements - Sec. 85.27. FLOOD CONTROL EASEMENTS. The board may convey flood...

Section 85.28. Airports - Sec. 85.28. AIRPORTS. (a) The board may construct or otherwise...

Section 85.29. Research and Experimentation for Texas Department of Transportation - Sec. 85.29. RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION FOR TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION....

Section 85.30. Donations and Trusts - Sec. 85.30. DONATIONS AND TRUSTS. (a) Donations of property may...

Section 85.31. Funds Received for Trust Services - Sec. 85.31. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR TRUST SERVICES. (a) The board...

Section 85.32. Eminent Domain - Sec. 85.32. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The board may exercise the...

Subchapter D. Lease of Lands for Oil, Gas, and Other Mineral Development

Section 85.51. Authority to Lease - Sec. 85.51. AUTHORITY TO LEASE. (a) The board may lease...

Section 85.52. Sale of Mineral Ore in Place - Sec. 85.52. SALE OF MINERAL ORE IN PLACE. Mineral ore...

Section 85.53. Tracts, Lots, Blocks - Sec. 85.53. TRACTS, LOTS, BLOCKS. The board may cause the...

Section 85.54. Placing Leases on Market; Advertising - Sec. 85.54. PLACING LEASES ON MARKET; ADVERTISING. (a) Whenever, in...

Section 85.55. Public Auction; Bids; Acceptance; Rejection; Payments - Sec. 85.55. PUBLIC AUCTION; BIDS; ACCEPTANCE; REJECTION; PAYMENTS. (a) The...

Section 85.56. Subsequent Procedure if No Bids Accepted - Sec. 85.56. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE IF NO BIDS ACCEPTED. If no...

Section 85.57. Withdrawal of Land Advertised - Sec. 85.57. WITHDRAWAL OF LAND ADVERTISED. The board may withdraw...

Section 85.58. Acceptance of Bids; Award of Lease - Sec. 85.58. ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS; AWARD OF LEASE. (a) If...

Section 85.59. Exploratory Term; Extension; Other Provisions of Lease - Sec. 85.59. EXPLORATORY TERM; EXTENSION; OTHER PROVISIONS OF LEASE. (a)...

Section 85.60. Discontinuance of Yearly Payments; Termination for Nonproduction - Sec. 85.60. DISCONTINUANCE OF YEARLY PAYMENTS; TERMINATION FOR NONPRODUCTION. When...

Section 85.61. Operations Under Lease: Effect on Rental Payments, Term of Lease - Sec. 85.61. OPERATIONS UNDER LEASE: EFFECT ON RENTAL PAYMENTS, TERM...

Section 85.62. Proration or Reduction of Production - Sec. 85.62. PRORATION OR REDUCTION OF PRODUCTION. When, in the...

Section 85.63. Interference With Surface Uses - Sec. 85.63. INTERFERENCE WITH SURFACE USES. No lease for oil,...

Section 85.64. Protection From Drainage - Sec. 85.64. PROTECTION FROM DRAINAGE. In every case where the...

Section 85.65. Rights of Purchaser; Assignment; Relinquishment - Sec. 85.65. RIGHTS OF PURCHASER; ASSIGNMENT; RELINQUISHMENT. (a) Title to...

Section 85.66. Royalty Payments; Inspection of Records; Report of Land Commissioner - Sec. 85.66. ROYALTY PAYMENTS; INSPECTION OF RECORDS; REPORT OF LAND...

Section 85.67. Forfeiture; Other Remedies; Lien - Sec. 85.67. FORFEITURE; OTHER REMEDIES; LIEN. (a) If the owner...

Section 85.68. Filing of Records - Sec. 85.68. FILING OF RECORDS. All surveys, files, records, copies...

Section 85.69. Payments; Disposition - Sec. 85.69. PAYMENTS; DISPOSITION. Payments under this subchapter shall be...

Section 85.70. Certain Mineral Leases; Disposition of Money; Special Funds; Investment - Sec. 85.70. CERTAIN MINERAL LEASES; DISPOSITION OF MONEY; SPECIAL FUNDS;...

Section 85.71. Forms; Contracts; Regulations - Sec. 85.71. FORMS; CONTRACTS; REGULATIONS. The board shall adopt forms...