Texas Codes

Tex. Educ. Code § 65.39 (2026)

Management Of Lands Other Than Permanent University Fund Lands

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Sec. 65.39. MANAGEMENT OF LANDS OTHER THAN PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND LANDS. The board of regents of The University of Texas System has the sole and exclusive management and control of the lands set aside and appropriated to, or acquired by, The University of Texas System. The board may sell, lease, and otherwise manage, control, and use the lands in any manner and at prices and under terms and conditions the board deems best for the interest of The University of Texas System, not in conflict with the constitution. However, the land shall not be sold at a price less per acre than that at which the same class of other public land may be sold under the statutes. No grazing lease shall be made for a period of more than 10 years.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3147, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2012–2020 · leading case: Gwendolyn Daniel v. Univ of TX SW Health Sys., 960 F.3d 253 (5th Cir. 2020).

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Gwendolyn Daniel v. Univ of TX SW Health Sys., 960 F.3d 253 (5th Cir. 2020). “” TEX. EDUC. CODE § 65.39. The components making up the UT System are subject to state eminent domain to acquire or condemn land “that may be necessary and proper for carrying out” the use of the state.”

Ryan Sissom v. Univ of Texas High Sch., 927 F.3d 343 (5th Cir. 2019). “See Tex. Educ. Code § 65.39. Furthermore, Sissom's payment of fees to the University demonstrates that the University-not UT High School-controls UT High School's funds and property.”

United States Ex Rel. King v. Univ. of Texas Health Sci. Ctr.-Houston, 544 F. App'x 490 (5th Cir. 2013). “” Tex. Educ.Code § 65.39. “The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the university system any land that may be necessary and proper for carrying out its purposes.”

United States ex rel. King v. Univ. of Texas Health Sci. Ctr., 907 F. Supp. 2d 846 (S.D. Tex. 2012). “Tex. Educ.Code § 65.39. As a state entity, the UT System has the power of eminent domain, and the land it acquires becomes State property.”

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