Sec. 55.1734. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts to finance projects specified as follows:
(1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $21,792,096 to renovate and repair campus buildings;
(2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $5,301,960 to renovate Gentry Hall and convert it to classroom and laboratory use;
(3) Lamar State College--Orange, $2,125,000 for campus landscaping, renovation of the old library for physical plant purposes, renovation of the Main Building and Electronics Commerce Resource Center, and demolition of the old physical plant building;
(4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $7,650,000 to construct a performing arts and classroom building and to expand the Gates Memorial Library and develop an adjacent plaza;
(5) Sam Houston State University, $18 million to renovate and expand the Farrington Building;
(6) Texas State University, $18,436,500 to construct a business building; and
(7) Sul Ross State University, $15,175,000 to renovate and expand the range animal science facility and science building annex and to carry out other building renovations.
(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas State University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.
(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas State University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.
(d) Any portion of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section for one or more specified projects at an institution that is not required for the specified projects may be used to renovate existing structures and facilities at the institution.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1432, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 386, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 3564), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (S.B. 974), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements
Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities
Section 55.11. General Authority
Section 55.111. Certain Allocated Funds to Be Designated as Capital Construction Assistance Projects
Section 55.12. Contracts for Joint Construction
Section 55.13. Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds
Section 55.14. Terms and Conditions
Section 55.15. Disposition of Bond Proceeds
Section 55.16. Board Responsibility
Section 55.165. Oversight of Certain Capital Projects
Section 55.171. Specific Institutions
Section 55.1711. Texas A&m University--Corpus Christi
Section 55.1712. Texas A&m International University
Section 55.1713. The Texas A&m University System
Section 55.1714. The University of Texas System
Section 55.1715. The University of Houston System
Section 55.1716. Texas State University System
Section 55.1717. University of North Texas and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Section 55.1718. Texas Woman's University System
Section 55.172. The University of Texas--Pan American
Section 55.1721. The Texas A&m University System
Section 55.1722. The University of Texas System
Section 55.1723. The University of Houston System
Section 55.1724. Texas State University System
Section 55.1726. Texas Woman's University System
Section 55.173. The University of Houston System
Section 55.1731. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1732. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1733. The University of Houston System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1734. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1735. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1736. Texas Woman's University System
Section 55.1739. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.17391. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds
Section 55.17392. Texas State Technical College System
Section 55.174. Texas Southern University
Section 55.1741. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Revenue Bonds
Section 55.17411. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Revenue Bonds
Section 55.1742. The University of Texas System; Additional Revenue Bonds
Section 55.1743. The University of Houston System
Section 55.1744. Southwest Texas State University; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1749. Texas Tech University System; Additional Revenue Bonds
Section 55.17491. Texas Southern University; Tropical Storm Allison
Section 55.1751. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1752. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1753. University of Houston System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1754. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1755. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1756. Texas Woman's University System
Section 55.1759. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.17591. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds
Section 55.17592. Texas State Technical College System
Section 55.1769. Angelo State University
Section 55.1771. Texas A&m University at Galveston
Section 55.17721. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Section 55.1781. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1782. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1783. University of Houston System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1784. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1785. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1786. Texas Woman's University System
Section 55.1789. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.17891. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds
Section 55.17892. Texas State Technical College System
Section 55.17893. Midwestern State University
Section 55.1791. The Texas A&m University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1792. The University of Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1793. University of Houston System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1794. Texas State University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1795. University of North Texas System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1796. Texas Woman's University; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1798. Texas Tech University System; Additional Bonds
Section 55.1799. Texas Southern University; Additional Bonds
Section 55.17991. Texas State Technical College System
Section 55.18. Bonds Not Obligations of the State
Section 55.19. Refunding Bonds
Section 55.20. Approval and Registration of Bonds
Section 55.21. Bonds Are Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits
Section 55.22. Validation of Bonds and Proceedings
Section 55.23. Cumulative Effect of Subchapter
Section 55.24. Pledges Under Previous Laws to Remain in Effect