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Colonel W. B. Bates, page 4 (WW-1269)
students for the use of the buildings and
facilities erected under the authorization
of this Section so long as indebtedness remains
against such buildings and their equipment,
and to pledge the revenues from such fees and
charges for the payment of the costs of
construction and equipment of such buildings."
Finally, Section 15 provides as follows:
"Sec. 15 From and after the operative
date of this Act, the University of Houston
herein created shall be subject to the obli-
gations and entitled to the benefits of all
General Laws of Texas applicable to all other
state institutions of higher learning, except
where such General Laws are in conflict with
this Act, and in such instances of conflict
this Act shall prevail only to the extent of
such conflict."
Except for the proviso underscored below, Section
1 of Article 2603c, Vernon's Civil Statutes, is substantially
identical to Section 11 of Senate Bill 2, supra. Section 1
of Article 2603c reads as follows:
"Sec. 1 The Board of Regents of the
University of Texas and its branches, and
the Board of Directors of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, and its branches,
and the Board of Directors of Texas Technological
College, and the Board of Regents of the Texas
State Teachers College, and the Board of
Regents of the State College for Women,
and the Board of Directors of the College of
Arts and Industries are hereby severally
authorized and empowered to construct or
acquire through funds or loans to be obtained
from the Government of the United States, or
any agency or agencies thereof, created under
the National Recovery Act, or otherwise created
by the Federal Government or from any other
source private or public, without cost to the
State of Texas, and accept title, subject to
such conr. tions and limitations as may be
prescribed by each of said Boards, dormitories,
kitchens and dining halls, hospitals, libraries,
student activity buildings, gymnasia, athletic
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1269, text, March 5, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth267882/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.