{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-62.164","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 62.164","heading":"GRANT AWARD CRITERIA; PRIORITIES.","body":"(a) In awarding grants, the office shall give priority to grant proposals that involve the recruitment of distinguished researchers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. With respect to proposals involving those fields, the office shall give priority to proposals that demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of contributing substantially to this state's national and global economic competitiveness.\n(b) A grant proposal should identify a specific distinguished researcher being recruited.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 62. CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY FUNDS TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBCHAPTER H. GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.62.htm#62.164","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"10ae940ce2846074d5e5dd7f9f8a3ada1295fcabae81104d7ee19671c1c65d77","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-62.163","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-62.165"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}