For each academic year, the governing board of each general academic teaching institution shall determine whether to adopt an admissions policy under which an applicant to the institution as a first-time freshman student, other than an applicant eligible for admission under Section 51.803, shall be admitted to the institution if the applicant:
(1) graduated from a public or private high school in this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization with a grade point average in the top 25 percent of the applicant's high school graduating class; and(2) satisfies the requirements of: (A) Section 51.803(a)(2)(A) or 51.803(b), as applicable to the student, or Section 51.803 (a)(2)(B); and(B) Sections 51.803(c)(2) and 51.803(d).Amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 941, Sec. 2, eff. 6/15/2007.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.