Texas Education Code
§ 51.957 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL
ED § 51.957Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Council" means the Higher Education Research Security Council established under this section.
(2)"Governing board," "institution of higher education," "private or independent institution of higher education," "public junior college," "public technical institute," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
(3)"Postsecondary educational institution" means an institution of higher education, other than a public junior college or public technical institute, or a private or independent tier one research institution.
(4)"Private or independent tier one research institution" means a private or independent institution of higher education designated as R1: very high spending and doctorate production in the 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education published by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research.
(b)The Higher Education Research Security Council is established to promote secure academic research at postsecondary educational institutions while mitigating the risk of foreign espionage and interference.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 127), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.