Sec. 85.28. AIRPORTS. (a) The board may construct or otherwise acquire an airport for any institution within the system. It may maintain and operate the airports in connection with the teaching of courses in aeronautical engineering and for purposes in cooperation with the national defense program and for other purposes which will not interfere with those uses.
(b) The board may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, and may use, operate, and maintain any kind of property or property interest necessary or convenient to the exercise of powers under this section. The power of eminent domain shall be exercised in the manner provided by general law, including Title 52, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, except that the board shall not be required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3195, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System
Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board
Section 85.21. General Powers and Duties
Section 85.23. Permanent Improvements; Contracts; Land Transactions
Section 85.25. Lands and Mineral Interests
Section 85.27. Flood Control Easements
Section 85.29. Research and Experimentation for Texas Department of Transportation
Section 85.30. Donations and Trusts