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TX HB238
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Ryan Guillen
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AI Summary
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Adds a new campus in Starr County to the Texas State Technical College System, bringing the total number of designated campus locations to 11 (plus any future legislatively assigned campuses)
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Expands an existing campus collective unit to include Wilson County alongside the current Comal County and Guadalupe County locations
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Exempts Wilson County and Starr County from requirements that TSTC programs within junior college tax districts must demonstrate the local junior college cannot offer the program before TSTC can provide it
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Allows junior college districts to annex territory in Starr County and Wilson County, adding these counties to the existing list of permitted annexation areas
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Takes effect immediately upon receiving two-thirds vote of both legislative chambers, or September 1, 2025 if the supermajority is not achieved
Legislative Description
Relating to the allocation of the campuses of the Texas State Technical College System.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Higher Education
2/27/2025