Tex. Education Code § 63.101: CREATION OF FUNDS.

(a) A separate permanent endowment fund is established for the benefit of each of the following institutions of higher education:

(1) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;

(2) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;

(3) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;

(4) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;

(5) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;

(6) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler;

(7) The University of Texas at El Paso;

(8) The Texas A&M University Health Science Center;

(9) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;

(10) the components of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center located in El Paso;

(11) the components of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at locations other than El Paso;

(12) the regional academic health center established under Section 74.611; and

(13) Baylor College of Medicine, if a contract between Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is in effect under Section 61.092.

(b) Each separate permanent endowment fund is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.

(c) Each separate permanent endowment fund is composed of:

(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;

(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and

(3) the returns received from investment of money in the fund.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1402, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.