Tex. Education Code § 73.052: ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE.

The board of regents shall establish and maintain The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, a component institution of the university system located in Harris County. The board may provide for the training and teaching of medical students, medical technicians, and other technicians in the practice of medicine.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3170, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.