Sec. 87.104. PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY. In addition to its designation as a statewide general purpose institution of higher education and its designation as a land-grant institution, Prairie View A&M University is designated as a statewide special purpose institution of higher education for instruction, research, and public service programs dedicated to:
(1) enabling students of diverse economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to realize their full potential;
(2) assisting small and medium-sized communities to achieve their optimal growth and development; and
(3) assisting small and medium-sized agricultural, business, and industrial enterprises to manage their growth and development effectively.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3040, ch. 795, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System
Chapter 87 - Other Academic Institutions in the Texas a & M University System
Subchapter B. Prairie View A&m University
Section 87.101. Prairie View a & M University
Section 87.102. Governing Board
Section 87.103. Certain Land in Waller County Under Control of Board
Section 87.104. Purpose of the University
Section 87.105. Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency
Section 87.106. Institute for Preservation of History and Culture
Section 87.107. Center for Relationship Violence Prevention and Intervention
Section 87.108. Prairie View A&m Undergraduate Medical Academy