Relating to funding for agricultural research and programs at Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University.

HB 2465 restricts how Texas A&M University can use state funds for agricultural research and extension programs. It prevents Texas A&M from using state money to match federal grants at a higher ratio than Prairie View A&M University receives for the same programs. Specifically, Texas A&M cannot exceed Prairie View’s state-to-federal matching ratio for agricultural research funding in any state fiscal biennium. This directly affects Texas A&M’s budgeting for agricultural programs and aims to align funding equity between the two land-grant universities.