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Texas Southern president seeks $120M law-school project, $7.5M aviation fleet in Senate finance hearing
Summary
President James Crawford told the Senate Finance Committee that Texas Southern needs major one‑time funding for a new Thurgood Marshall School of Law facility, and requested $7.5 million for aviation fleet replacement and $125,000 for the Tiger Promise aid program amid rising persistence and research gains.
President James Crawford told the Senate Finance Committee that Texas Southern University is asking the Legislature for one‑time capital support to address an urgent law‑school facility shortfall and separate funding to modernize its aviation program.
Crawford, who told senators “I come before you today to discuss the Texas Southern University appropriations request for this biennium cycle,” asked lawmakers to consider a $120,000,000 capital project — presented as debt issuance but, he said, appropriate for a one‑time appropriation — to replace or substantially rebuild the Thurgood Marshall School of Law facility. He told the committee that an American Bar Association review had identified the current law building as not meeting accreditation standards and cited mold and flooding problems.
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