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Regent reports favorable start to legislative session; TSUS seeks formula funding, TUF corpus and other appropriations
Summary
Regent Amato, chair of the Government Relations Committee, told the Texas State University System Board of Regents on Feb. 13 that introduced state budget drafts are favorable to higher education and that the system will press for formula funding, Texas grants and TEOG funding, a Texas University Fund corpus contribution, and a tuition‑promise proposal.
Regent Amato, chair of the Government Relations Committee, briefed the Texas State University System Board of Regents on the opening month of the 89th Texas Legislature and the system's legislative priorities during the Feb. 13 meeting in Austin.
Regent Amato said the legislature has convened and that the system's governmental relations staff have spent months preparing and engaging with legislators and staff. He reported that the introduced budget drafts from both chambers start from favorable positions for higher education and identified several items of system interest.
Key points from the presentation
- Budget context: Regent Amato said both chambers’ introduced budgets contemplate roughly $335 billion in appropriations from all sources, with about $154 billion from general revenue. He said the state’s budget surplus is “nearly $24,000,000,000.”
- Texas University Fund (TUF): Both…
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