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Chancellor John Sharp urges formula, HEAF and capital funding; highlights RELLIS energy proving ground
Summary
Chancellor John Sharp told the Senate Finance Committee the Texas A&M University System seeks continued formula support, HEAF increases and funding for system agencies; he highlighted RELLIS campus growth, Easterwood runway needs, and an energy proving ground proposal that includes small modular reactor demonstration projects.
John Sharp, chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, used his appearance before the Senate Finance Committee to press for increased formula funding, restorations to institutional enhancement, and expanded HEAF capital support while laying out system priorities including RELLIS campus expansion, regional airport runway replacement and a proposed energy proving ground.
Sharp told senators the system now educates about 165,000 students and that research expenditures have doubled since 2012. He asked lawmakers to support the coordinating board’s formula recommendations, additional Higher Education Assistance Fund appropriations…
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