{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-142.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 142.002","heading":"NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM; PURPOSE.","body":"The Norman Hackerman advanced research program is established to encourage and provide support for basic research conducted by faculty members and students in astronomy, atmospheric science, biological and behavioral sciences, chemistry, computer sciences, earth sciences, engineering, information science, mathematics, material sciences, oceanography, physics, environmental issues affecting the Texas-Mexico border region, the reduction of industrial, agricultural, and domestic water use, social sciences, and related disciplines in eligible institutions.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1500, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1335 (S.B. 44), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (H.B. 2631), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE H. RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 142. NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.142.htm#142.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"3bcdbb8f6badd8af6fe847f2ff452e57c627017e4b850f9e84a2e5f91b15efea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-142.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-142.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}