1. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the institute is composed of the following institutions:

   1. (1) The University of Texas at El Paso;
   2. (2) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso;
   3. (3) El Paso Community College District;
   4. (4) R. E. Thomason General Hospital;
   5. (5) El Paso City/County Health District;
   6. (6) Department of State Health Services; and
   7. (7) Medical Center of the Americas Foundation.

2. (b) The governing board of the institute may adopt procedures for:

   1. (1) changing, adding, or removing entities as members of the institute; and
   2. (2) creating developmental or advisory boards for the institute.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 883, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (S.B. 1526), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.