Texas Education Code - EDUC § 150.003. Payment for Services, Materials, and Equipment

(a) The comptroller may draw a warrant in favor of a public senior college or university based on a voucher or claim submitted by the college or university through the department for services rendered and materials and equipment provided by the college or university under a contract entered into under this chapter.

(b) The comptroller shall pay a warrant issued under this section out of money appropriated by the legislature to the department.  Payments received by a public senior college or university under this section are local funds of the college or university.