The House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Article III

89th Legislature

February 26, 2025

8:00 a.m.

E2.026

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 20, 2025, the House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Article III met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kitzman, at 8:00 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kitzman; Martinez; Fairly; Goodwin; Lopez, Janie; Simmons; and Tepper.

A quorum was present.

Texas State University System Administration

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Texas State University

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Sam Houston State University

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Sam Houston State University College of Medicine

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Lamar University

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Sul Ross State University

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Lamar State College – Port Arthur

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Lamar Institute of Technology

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Lamar State College – Orange

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

At 8:40 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted.

The committee reconvened at 12:49 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kitzman.

The quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Kitzman; Martinez; Fairly; Goodwin; and Tepper.

A quorum was present.

The University of Texas System Administration

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Simmons now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at Arlington

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at Austin

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at Dallas

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at El Paso

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

(Representative Lopez, Janie now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at Permian Basin

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas at Tyler

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

Stephen F. Austin State University

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

At 3:00 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Kitzman, Chair

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Sydney Cerza, Clerk