District Legal Status
The District derives its legal status from the Constitution of the State of Texas and from the Texas Education Code that authorizes a public junior college and/or district of any one of the following classifications:
- Independent school district junior college.
- City junior college.
- Union junior college.
- County junior college.
- Joint-county junior college.
- Public junior college as a part or division of a regional college district.
Texas Constitution, Art. VII; Education Code 130.004(a)
A public junior college shall be defined as an institution of higher education. Education Code 61.003(8)