The governor’s office said it hopes to avoid the potential option of merging TSU with another university. The first option would be for the school to emerge as a strong, independent institution.
“I don’t think anyone, including the governor, wants to see anything but option No. 1 as our fate,” Regent Belinda Griffin said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, and we’ve got to do it in a short amount of time.”
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, said he hopes Perry’s action will help the school. He said Texas’ two historically Black universities have been underfunded since they were founded.
“I’m glad he’s stepping up to the plate,” he said. “Let’s hope he’s correcting that historical wrong.”
--Associated Press
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