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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas |
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Department of Transportation to the University of Houston. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) Not later than December 31, 2025, the Texas |
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Department of Transportation shall donate and transfer to the |
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University of Houston the real property described by Subsection (e) |
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of this section. |
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(b) The University of Houston may use the property |
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transferred under this Act only for a purpose that benefits the |
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public interest of the state. If the University of Houston uses the |
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property for any purpose other than a purpose described by this |
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subsection, ownership of the property automatically reverts to the |
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Texas Department of Transportation. |
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(c) The Texas Department of Transportation shall transfer |
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the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The |
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instrument of transfer must: |
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(1) provide that: |
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(A) the University of Houston may use the |
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property only for a purpose that benefits the public interest of the |
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state; and |
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(B) ownership of the property will automatically |
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revert to the Texas Department of Transportation if the University |
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of Houston uses the property for any purpose other than a purpose |
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described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision; and |
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(2) describe the property to be transferred by metes |
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and bounds. |
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(d) The Texas Department of Transportation shall retain |
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custody of the instrument of transfer after the instrument of |
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transfer is filed in the real property records of Fort Bend County. |
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(e) The real property referred to in this section consists |
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of the following six tracts of land: |
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1 Parcel: P00074662 (S1) |
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Address of Property Owner: N/A |
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ROW CSJ: 0500-03-616 |
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Owner: State of Texas |
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Property Address: West line of Milam Street, Houston, TX 77002 |
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Property Location: West line of Milam Street, north of |
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Washington Avenue and south of Interstate Highway 10 |
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Legal Description: 1.06 acres (46,067 square feet) tract being |
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out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County, |
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Texas |
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2 Parcel: P00074663 (S2) |
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Address of Property Owner: N/A |
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ROW CSJ: 0500-03-616 |
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Owner: State of Texas |
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Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002 |
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Property Location: Northeast corner of Milam Street and Girard |
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Street |
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Legal Description: 2.40 acres (104,502 square feet) tract being |
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out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County, |
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Texas |
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3 Parcel: P00074664 (S3) |
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Address of Property Owner: N/A |
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ROW CSJ: 0500-03-616 |
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Owner: State of Texas |
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Property Address: West line of North Main Street, Houston, TX |
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77002 |
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Property Location: West line of North Main Street at Wood |
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Street |
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Legal Description: 1.22 acres (53,245 square feet) tract being |
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out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County, |
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Texas |
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4 Parcel: P00074665 (S4) |
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Address of Property Owner: N/A |
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ROW CSJ: 0500-08-002 |
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Owner: State of Texas |
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Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002 |
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Property Location: Northeast corner of North Main Street and |
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Wood Street |
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Legal Description: 0.91 acre (39,557 square feet) tract being |
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out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County, |
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Texas |
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5 Parcel: P00074666 (S5) |
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Address of Property Owner: N/A |
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ROW CSJ: 0500-08-002 |
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Owner: State of Texas |
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Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002 |
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Property Location: Northwest corner of Rothwell Street and |
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North San Jacinto Street |
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Legal Description: 0.84 acre (36,680 square feet) tract being |
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out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County, |
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Texas |
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6 Parcel: P00074667 (S6) |
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Address of Property Owner: N/A |
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ROW CSJ: 0500-08-002 |
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Owner: State of Texas |
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Property Address: 0 Interstate Highway 10, Houston, TX 77002 |
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Property Location: Northeast corner of Rothwell Street and |
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North San Jacinto Street |
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Legal Description: 5.16 acres (224,610 square feet) tract being |
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out of North Side of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Harris County, |
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Texas |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |