Tex. Educ. Code § 142.002 · Chapter 142. NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
NORMAN HACKERMAN ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM; PURPOSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The Norman Hackerman advanced research program is established to encourage and provide support for basic research conducted by faculty members and students in astronomy, atmospheric science, biological and behavioral sciences, chemistry, computer sciences, earth sciences, engineering, information science, mathematics, material sciences, oceanography, physics, environmental issues affecting the Texas-Mexico border region, the reduction of industrial, agricultural, and domestic water use, social sciences, and related disciplines in eligible institutions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 3.08, eff. June 20, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1500, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1335 (S.B. 44), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (H.B. 2631), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.142.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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