Nancy Nusbaum, Texas State University's associate vice president of finance and support services, has called the past seven years "one of the more aggressive construction campaigns in the history of the university."

That campaign has included the addition of 874 parking spaces, more than 600 beds for students and more than $190 million of new or renovated buildings. Future construction plans include a renovation of Jones Dining Hall, construction of a new engineering building, a new performing arts center and new power plants.

Funding for the engineering building is dependent upon the passage of a tuition revenue bond bill in the Texas Legislature, which Gov. Rick Perry called back for a third special session July 31. If a bond bill is not passed, Nusbaum said the university will see what other funding options are available.