Why? This would have brought tens of millions of research dollars and jobs to South Texas.
http://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2016/11/17/chancellor-says-jm-lozano-once-supported-merger/94027028/
http://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2016/11/17/chancellor-says-jm-lozano-once-supported-merger/94027028/