Now that the 88th Texas Legislative regular session has concluded, I’m writing to provide general updates on several outcomes and their implications on UTSA, particularly around the state budget passed by House Bill 1 and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.
To begin, I want to express my deep gratitude for the work of our governmental relations teams at UTSA and at The University of Texas System. Alongside our counterparts at UT System, they advocated for our UTSA community and higher education. I’d like to especially thank Carlos Martinez, Teresa Niño, Jason Hassay and Albert Carrisalez; their collective internal and external engagement was very beneficial. Also, I’m immensely grateful to Senior Vice President for Business Affairs Veronica Salazar and her colleague Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs Sheri Hardison, who worked with the Office of Budget & Financial Planning team and many UTSA subject matter experts to respond to more than 328 inquiries from UT System regarding proposed legislation over the course of the session. Thank you, all.
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