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Honorable Charles L. Morris, Page 3 (WW-977)
Article 2654b was amended along with Article 2654a
at page 99 of the Acts of 1959, Fifty-Sixth Legislature,
Second Called Session. The Caption of this Act reads in
part as follows:
"An Act relating to tuition and fees
at state-supported institutions of higher
education . .
It is our opinion in reading Chapter 9A as a whole,
along with the Captions to the various Acts included in
this Chapter, that the schools intended to be governed
are the state schools, supported by funds appropriated
from the State Treasury and other public funds, which are
defined in Articles 2654a and 2654c, Vernon's Annotated
Civil Statutes.
The University of Houston receives a junior college
appropriation from the Legislature based upon the fresh-
men and sophomore students. This aid is used by the
University of Houston to apply on and thereby reduce the
tuition charged for freshmen and sophomore students. This
enables the University of Houston to reduce the tuition in
their junior college division by approximately $150.00 per
academic year. The state funds are therefore used for the
benefit of individual students rather than the University
as a whole. The University of Houston receives no other
public funds, and to this extent is unique since the other
institutions receiving state funds are fully supported by
such funds and other public funds.
In view of these facts and after studying Title 49 of
Vernon's Civil Statutes, particularly Chapter 9A, it is our
opinion that the intent of the Hazelwood Act was to grant
exemption of tuition to veterans attending state colleges
and universities which are fully supported by State aid and
other public funds.
We therefore answer your question in the negative.
SUMMARY
The University of Houston is not
legally required to exempt the
payment of tuition fees by certain
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-977, text, January 3, 1961; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth267589/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.