SHSU no longer wants ’eminent domain’ land

“In the wake of grassroots opposition, SHSU President Dana Gibson indicated that SHSU had moved on from the affair and will begin seeking another suitable property to accommodate the planned relocation of the ROTC program and the Veterans Resource Center.

“Sam Houston State University is no longer interested in acquiring the Army Reserve property and will find an alternative solution to serve our ROTC and Veterans Affairs programs,” the statement said.

The 2.5-acre site was the source of recent controversy due to SHSU’s apparent steps to condemn, or eminent domain, the former Army Reserve building on Sam Houston Avenue.”

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Harris, Collin. The Houstonian 17 September 2013.