April 23, 1999

Texas Judge Rejects Affiliation Plan for 2 Campuses

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

A Texas judge has ruled that South Texas College of Law's plan to affiliate with Texas A&M University violates the state's Constitution. A&M, which is a public university, did not have the power to sign an affiliation pact with the private law school, the judge found.

The decision last month came as a blow to both institutions. The law school had hoped to gain name recognition by affiliating with a

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