Following the passage of House Bill 51 of the 81st Texas Legislature, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) designated UTEP and six other public universities in the State (UT Arlington, UT Dallas, UT San Antonio, Texas Tech, the University of Houston, and the University of North Texas) as Texas Emerging Research Universities. Proposition Number 4, approved by voters on November 3, 2009, amends the Texas constitution to establish the National Research University Fund (NRUF).
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