TWU is the newest university system in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday afternoon making Texas Woman’s University the state’s seventh university system.
TWU Chancellor Carine Feyten was clear Thursday that little would functionally change at first, but it jumpstarts a new transformation to make the satellite campuses in Dallas and Houston more independent.
Existing systems in Texas belonged to the University of North Texas, the University of Texas, the University of Houston, Texas A&M University, Texas State University and Texas Tech.
The twin bills signed into law Wednesday were filed by State Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, and Rep. Lynn Stucky, R-Denton, early in the legislative session.
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(Denton Record-Chronicle)