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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will be addressed by Bill McRaven, the Chancellor of the University of Texas System for the expected extension of the system in the Houston. The program is scheduled to be held during next week. The expansion has raised many controversies during the month.
Raymund Paredes, Texas Higher Education Commissioner said that, they are expecting that, negotiation about the expansion in Houston will reach to a “good conclusion.”
He said that, he does not have a definite plan for the extension, but he could understand, why the Texas University System is interested in the Houston. He said that, “We think (McRaven has) put into place a very reasonable process for making decisions and I think he’s got a good plan consulting leaders in Houston.”
Mr. Paredes, said that, “We know that the University of Houston wants to become a top-flight research university. I happen to believe the largest city in Texas needs that. I hope that, what the University of Texas is doing will enhance that rather than detract from it. I felt the coordinating board and various systems will “eventually come to a good conclusion,” he added.
McRaven has planned to construct an “intellectual hub” in Houston to enhance the research and education. He, also announced to buy over 300 acres land in the city during 2015. He said that, “We have great respect for the role and responsibility of the Coordinating Board and would never seek to bypass the prescribed route of expanding programs. Purchasing land does not require Coordinating Board approval. If or when we consider expanding academic programs in Houston, that process would occur only with the full approval of the Coordinating Board and with thoughtful consultation with elected officials and our higher education colleagues in Houston.”
The plan has been criticized by the lawmakers in the city, many of them even written directly to McRaven. Even, the plan also opposed by the University of Houston Board of Regents, in this regard, they issued a strongly worded motion in 2015.
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