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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation of a new university in Nacogdoches, Texas, within The University of Texas System and the allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education; abolishing Stephen F. Austin State University."
description: "Relating to the creation of a new university in Nacogdoches, Texas, within The University of Texas System and the allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education; abolishing Stephen F. Austin State University."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 1055"
citation: "Texas SB 1055 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS (ERS) (V0471)", "Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)", "NACOGDOCHES", "CITY OF (G0472)", "STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (U0011)", "TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0079)", "TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (U0214)", "TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (U0010)", "TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0080)", "TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0027)", "TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0043)", "UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM (U0442)", "UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM (U0050)", "UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (U0045)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ashby", "Clardy", "Cook", "Isaac", "Kuempel", "Nichols"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-21"
last_action: "2023-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c06f13c-e08a-43a5-92d0-f4ff3c2fa0f4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01000_SB01099/SB 1055.xml"
source_hash: "056294140a3acd9300a04bdc229fe49a46607b92d07c36c37bd18cd2ff3cf20b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---
# Texas SB 1055 (88) — Relating to the creation of a new university in Nacogdoches, Texas, within The University of Texas System and the allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education; abolishing Stephen F. Austin State University.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01055I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01055E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01055H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01055S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01055F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- passage — **00** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1055 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **310** (pass) · upper
- passage — **1480** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ashby — primary (person)
- Clardy — primary (person)
- Cook — primary (person)
- Isaac — primary (person)
- Kuempel — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-21** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-02-21** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-03** Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Considered by subcommittee
- **2023-03-14** Reported from s/c with no recommendation
- **2023-03-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-03-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-16** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-03-16** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-05** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-13** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-04-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-17** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-17** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-17** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-17** Record vote
- **2023-04-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Record vote
- **2023-04-17** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-18** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-19** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-20** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-24** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-25** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Record vote
- **2023-04-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-27** House passage reported `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10** Effective immediately `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c06f13c-e08a-43a5-92d0-f4ff3c2fa0f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).