• TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843-1246 (409) 845-2217 Office of the President William H. Mobley Mr. Thomas W. Luce, III Chairman, Texas National Research Laboratory Commission Hughes and Luce 2800 Momentum Place 1717 Main Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Dear Mr. Luce: Tc wPc-- c(s 25 January 1989 I am writing to request that the Commission seek a commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy to devote $100 million of the $1 billion Texas SSC commitment to support high energy research and infrastructure development in Texas universities. For Texas and Texas universities to take maximum advantage of the SSC, use of ten percent of Texas' commitment to further develop high energy physics in Texas universities would seem to be a reasonable request. I am aware of the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Texas National Research Laboratory Commission and support them. Please let me and my fellow Texas university presidents know how we can best assist in this request, as well as ways we can assist in getting legislative approval for the SSC funding and in fully leveraging the SSC for Texas. Best regards and I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, William H.H. Moble WHM:jm cc: Governor William Clements