得州大学埃尔帕索分校法学院10月28日获500万美元配捐：项目达2000万美元启动目标一半
得克萨斯州埃尔帕索县埃尔帕索市消息：得州大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）法学院筹建工作10月28日向前迈出一步——Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation 当天在校园内的得州西部礼堂宣布提供500万美元等额配捐，配捐目标达成后总效应将达1000万美元。
校长 Heather Wilson 在新闻稿中表示：「我们比以往任何时候都更接近在埃尔帕索拥有一所法学院。」包括 Flores Mendez、Farah、ScottHulse 和达拉斯的 KASTL 在内的多家律所已签约出资。此前，Paul Foster 家族基金会2025年10月设立了500万美元配捐，Tawney, Acosta and Chaparro 律师事务所2026年4月捐赠500万美元，项目由此达到2000万美元启动资金目标的一半。
州众议员 Joe Moody 计划在2027年1月开幕的得州立法会议上提出法案，为法学院大楼争取资金；Wilson 表示，如果资金获批，法学院首届班级将于2030年秋季入学。
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UTEP Law School Receives $5 Million Matching Pledge on Oct. 28, Reaching Half of Its $20 Million Startup Goal
EL PASO, El Paso County, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) law school effort moved forward on October 28, as the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation announced a $5 million matching pledge at the Texas Western Hall on campus; if the match is met, the gift's total effect will reach $10 million.
"We are closer than ever to having a law school in El Paso," President Heather Wilson said in a news release. Law firms including Flores Mendez, Farah, ScottHulse and Dallas-based KASTL have signed on to contribute. Earlier funding included a $5 million matching pledge from the Paul Foster Family Foundation in October 2025 and a $5 million gift from the law firm Tawney, Acosta and Chaparro in April 2026, bringing the project to half of its $20 million startup goal.
State Rep. Joe Moody plans to file a bill in the Texas legislative session opening in January 2027 to seek funding for a law school building; Wilson said that if funding is approved, the law school's first class would enroll in fall 2030.
Source: GSM News
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