{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.702","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 51.702","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"It is the intent of the legislature that Texas accept the challenge of becoming the nation's centerpoint for advanced manufacturing technology development by aggressively pursuing the siting in Texas of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, proposed by the National Academy of Sciences and the Manufacturing Science Board, and initiated by the National Machine Tool Industry. With this centerpiece for advanced research and technology transfer in the area of manufacturing sciences, Texas could become a primary producer of high value-added products, with enormous benefits for the entire economy.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 1, eff. April 29, 1987.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBCHAPTER P. FUND FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.51.htm#51.702","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"aabcbae892f78b2faec818b14bf286fcdc351470401c6865fb8e8c0360aea923","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.701","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-51.703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}