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Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº Leaders Testify in Front of Senate Finance Committee

Feb. 26, 2021 | Contact: Scott Lacefield

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The Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº was the first to testify Wednesday (Feb. 24) morning in front of the at the Capitol in Austin.

, chancellor of the Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº, along with component university presidents delivered testimonies before the committee for state funds appropriated to the university system for the next biennium.

About the Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº 
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the is a $2 billion higher education enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and community outreach. Consisting of four universities – , ,  and – the TTU System collectively has approximately 57,000 students, in 18 cities (16 in Texas, 2 internationally), more than 300,000 alumni and an endowment valued at over $1.3 billion.

During the 86th Texas Legislature under the leadership of Chancellor , M.D., legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new Texas Tech University veterinary school in Amarillo and a new dental school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. This will be the state’s first veterinary school in more than a century and first dental school in over 50 years. The addition of these two schools makes the Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.

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