The University’s agenda for the 87th Texas Legislative Session names seven priorities and six exceptional items specific to the main campus. | File Photo/The Cougar The University has named seven priorities for funding in its agenda for the 87th Texas Legislative session, which started Jan. 12. The agenda requests the maintenance of existing funding levels, restoration of reductions instituted during the summer of 2020 and provisions of financial support for research projects as well as infrastructure. UH is asking the legislature to provide formula funding that remains consistent with the rate of $55.85 per semester credit hour allocated for the 2020-21 biennium, explaining that “formula funding is the most important factor in making a college education affordable to Texans.”