The government of the university is vested in a board of nine regents appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Tex. Educ. Code § 106.11
BOARD OF REGENTS
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3249, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff
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