Monitoring the SessionHB 2397
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the oversight of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The board runs the law school’s general management.
The bill puts the Texas Southern University board of regents in direct charge of the general management of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. It touches the law school's administrators, the university president, and the board. Law school administrators would report straight to the board instead of to the university president, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4778 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4778 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Higher Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2397 · 2025-02-04
relating to the oversight of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
The board runs the law school’s general management.
The bill puts the Texas Southern University board of regents in direct charge of the general management of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. It touches the law school's administrators, the university president, and the board. Law school administrators would report straight to the board instead of to the university president, starting September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
CARVE-OUT · analysis confidence 30%
The bill gives one uniquely named school a special governance setup that cuts the university president out of its chain of command. The caption names the school openly, so this is honest narrowness, not a hidden favor.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 29, 2024 to Oct 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$65,748.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101044523, 101061631.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$65,748.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986461, 101011085, 101033172, 101044523, 101044526, 101072841.
$58,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Feb 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986461, 101044526.
$36,000.00
Also funds 89 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 22, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101044523, 101061631.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Dutton, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 24, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the oversight of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 4, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Higher Education · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
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TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY'S THURGOOD MARSHALL SCHOOL OF LAW
The text as introduced · 157 words
89R8458 RDR-D By: Dutton H.B. No. 2397 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the oversight of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 106, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 106.315 to read as follows: Sec. 106.315. BOARD OVERSIGHT OF SCHOOL OF LAW. (a) In this section, "administrator" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.948. (b) The board shall directly oversee the general management of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. (c) Notwithstanding any other law or policy, each administrator of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University shall report directly to the board as necessary or appropriate regarding any matter under the board's authority or control, in lieu of making a report to the president of the university. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.