Texas Southern University asks for $120 million to replace aging law school
Texas Southern University is asking lawmakers for $120 million to replace its law school building after the organization that sets standards for law schools deemed it unsafe and ill-suited to serve students with disabilities.
If the university doesn’t address the litany of problems with the building, the school stands to lose its ability to offer federal financial aid to its students.
University officials say storms — from Hurricane Rita in 2005 to Hurricane Harvey in 2017 — have battered the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in the nearly 50 years since it was built in the Third Ward of Houston.
They say they addressed leaks, mold and foundation issues as they arose, but the fixes weren’t enough for the American Bar Association, which evaluates and sets standards for law schools across the country.
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The irony in this is off the charts.