EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is continuing to take the initial steps to establish the region’s first law school.
UTEP is currently working to secure philanthropic and business commitments from the El Paso community to start a law school. So far, the university has secured a $5 million dollar-for-dollar matching grant from the Paul L. Foster Family Foundation, as well as a $5 million commitment from Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro, P.C.
A Texas legislature-commissioned feasibility study found that establishing a law school at UTEP could fill a gap in the region’s and state’s need for legal services. The study also found that, properly managed and supported, a law school would support itself after a start-up period of 10 years. The cost to start up the law school is about $20 million over that ten-year period, plus the cost of a law school building…