{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.167","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 51.167","heading":"DESIGNATION OF REGIONS FOR ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.","body":"(a) In addition to the Western Information Network Association, the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, shall at such times as the board shall determine, divide the state into information network association regions consisting of state-supported institutions of higher education located within geographical boundaries prescribed by the coordinating board.\n(b) The coordinating board shall give due consideration to the geographical proximity and number of institutions of higher education to be included within a proposed region.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBCHAPTER D. INFORMATION NETWORK ASSOCIATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.51.htm#51.167","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"4c35357fdb2115d0fc79067db87a846a8fe9dacccd7a575e6ac5748cc3637196","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.166","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.168"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}