{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-96.703","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 96.703","heading":"LAMAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.","body":"(a) In the city of Beaumont, the board shall establish and maintain a lower-division institution of higher education as a separate degree-granting institution to be known as Lamar Institute of Technology.\n(b) The primary purpose of the institute is to teach technical and vocational courses and related supporting courses. The board may confer degrees appropriate to the institute's curriculum.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287, Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1212, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE E. THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","CHAPTER 96. INSTITUTIONS OF THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER E. LAMAR UNIVERSITY AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.96.htm#96.703","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"8488ad58696e070278f38ccaaea7b642e4632c2702c9ea59e0f5769a635d739e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-96.702","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-96.704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}