Well all.land grant colleges are protected, SU, PVAM, FAMU ,NCAT, etc. Consolidation is another option, but closing will never happen because of protection of being a land grant college
True. But when it comes to specific nuances relating state funding of public universities, there are caveats created, like tx did in their state constitution and also amending it in 1984, to ensure the health, growth, and viability of certain schools are placed @ the forefront.
What we're, the taxpayers of texas, are doing @ aPVm today in terms of moving it forward, is not an accident. It's a choice (of texans, all of them).