Probably not, is my guess. I don’t think all institutions in the UTS or aTm system have access to PUF dollars directly. Here was an article from 2023 about a bill
to expand the fund to all aggie institutions. I don’t recall this being passed, but
may have missed it.
Sen. Charles Perry introduced Bill SJR 26 on Jan. 6 to amend the Permanent University Fund.
The bill proposes a constitutional amendment to entitle all component institutions of The Texas A&M University System and The University of Texas System to receive PUF income and other benefits of the PUF, rather than just the 14 selected universities in the past.
If they’re going to focus on ag offerings, they’re just going to cannibalize A&M Kingsville and others, and drove other students elsewhere.
They have such a little brother syndrome down there that they’ll fit in nicely. We have better ways to grow than through a system school that wants to be something else. It’s really just a resource drain.
I’m skeptical of that claim, that that is what the students really want and need. Think that’s just the cover story justification for what some politicians want.
Though UHV is small, I’ll still miss it and think this sets a bad precedent.
People of Victoria should be thankful UH was willing to reach out and invest in them when the two gorillas in the state overlooked them. Admittedly, I’m a little bitter about this.
OTOH, if you look at UHV’s financial statement released last fiscal year, UH really
looks to have drained away resources, almost as if anticipating or facilitating this
action.
That’s not all UH-V. Victoria College occupies more space, and it may lease the rest to UH-V (not sure about that). VC was there first and started the campus.
I don’t know. You can look at the bill itself and it has lots of
stuff mentioned.Trouble is, lot of this stuff mentioned is
old news. The way this bill is presented seems kinda cryptic to me. Almost
like they started with a previous bill from last session and prefixed the new part about the transfer to it. Weird to me…but may just be my ignorance in how to
read this stuff.
Interesting point.
Can someone explain to us why was UHV created for?
Agriculture existed before UHV was created so why now?
Is U of H bleeding money?
Section 7:
SECTION 7. CURRENT FUNDING. All funds that, on the
effective date of the transfer, have been appropriated or dedicated
to or are held for the use and benefit of the University of
Houston–Victoria under the governance of the board of regents of
the University of Houston System are transferred to the board of
regents of The Texas A&M University System for the use and benefit
of Texas A&M University–Victoria.
Then he goes on about various expenses including our medical school.
Again, is U of H bleeding money with UHV and has to get rid of it? If we do not and UHV is manageable why on earth should we give up a piece of the UH system?
Who is atm and what rights do they have to have us do this?
Heck, why don’t the same politician bring up a bill for atm to take over U of H? What kind of a precedent this could create?
This is so vague that I am thinking this is meant to be drafted that way.
I think we have to trust in Renu in what’s all the moving pieces in the background.
They tried this in 2011 too, and it didn’t fly. The ag arguement is a bit cover I think.
Victoria MSA is estimated at 115,396. Not huge but not to be ignored either.
Major Employers:
Caterpillar: A major employer with a large excavator plant.
Formosa Plastics: A major petrochemical/plastics products company.
The Inteplast Group: A major plastic products company.
INVISTA: A major chemical company.
Citizens Medical Center: A major hospital in the area.
Victoria ISD: A major employer in the public education sector.
From that Section 7 part, it sounds like the $20 million endowment will go with the
school too. This has been in the works for a while I think based upon the UH financials for UHV. I know Renu is nearing the end of her UH career and not
sure she wants to fight this anymore. Maybe there will still be amendments tacked on to the bill that makes this transition a win - win for all parties.
Quick story. He’s my rep. My company sent me home for covid a few years ago for 14 days. I wasn’t sick but tested positive. They said I could file temporary unemployment. Everyone else was doing it. Unemployment said I didn’t meet the criteria. Back and forth. So I called his office. This is verbatim what his staffer said, "let me give you a little lesson on government. Your representative is here to help you resolve things pertaining to government agencies. This isn’t really something like that, is it?!"
