Editing University of Texas System (section)

==== Attempted academic and health institutions and mergers ====
'''Dallas–Fort Worth'''

In 2001 the [[Seventy-seventh Texas Legislature|77th Texas Legislature]] proposed HB 3568, which would have merged all [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth]] UT System institutions ([[University of Texas at Dallas|UT Dallas]], [[University of Texas at Arlington|UT Arlington]], and [[University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center|UT Southwestern]]) under the name "''The University of Texas at Dallas''". UTD's Richardson campus would have been designated as the main campus, UTA's Arlington campus would have become a satellite campus, and UTSW's Dallas campus would have become the merged university's medical school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/doc/0424.doc|title=SUMMARY OF HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATION – 77th LEGISLATURE|date=July 2001|website=TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> The purpose was to help the metroplex gain one unified flagship-level university, but the House Bill ultimately failed to pass due to objections from UT Arlington (which wanted to retain its identity as a separate university) and the lack of time to properly explain the complex process to state representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theshorthorn.com/news/bill-would-join-uta-ut-schools/article_33fac29e-f277-5160-b6b7-cf1600a2a5cf.html|title=Bill would join UTA, 2 UT schools|last=LaFlash|first=Crystal|website=The Shorthorn|date=March 16, 2001 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>

'''Houston'''

In 2015, the UT System purchased 300 acres of land in the Houston area for $215 million for the development of a research campus, spearheaded by then-Chancellor [[William H. McRaven]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Matthew|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2015/11/05/ut-system-plans-open-new-campus-houston/|title=UT System Plans to Open New Campus in Houston|date=November 5, 2015|website=The Texas Tribune|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref> While the UT System publicly denied plans to build a new university on the land, the land acquisition drew criticism from the [[University of Houston System]] and several Texas State Senators, notably [[John Whitmire]], focusing on the UT System encroaching on the UH System, given the UT System's access to the Permanent University Fund, as well as the process by which the land was purchased.<ref>{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Matthew|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2015/12/02/houston-senator-calls-ut-systems-houston-plans-aff/|title=Houston Senator Calls UT System's New Campus Plan an "Affront"|date=December 2, 2015|website=The Texas Tribune|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref> In 2017, the UT System announced it would be cancelling plans for the Houston campus.<ref>{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Matthew|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/01/opponents-say-ut-system-houston-campus-wont-proceed/|title=UT System says it won't proceed with Houston campus|date=March 1, 2017|website=The Texas Tribune|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Matos|first=Alejandra|url=https://www.chron.com/politics/texas/article/UT-ready-to-sell-300-acres-of-Houston-land-12858442.php|title=UT ready to sell 300 acres of Houston land|date=April 23, 2018|website=The Houston Chronicle|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref>