(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the institute is composed of the following institutions:
(1) The University of Texas at El Paso;
(2) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso;
(3) El Paso Community College District;
(4) R. E. Thomason General Hospital;
(5) El Paso City/County Health District;
(6) Department of State Health Services; and
(7) Medical Center of the Americas Foundation.
(b) The governing board of the institute may adopt procedures for:
(1) changing, adding, or removing entities as members of the institute; and
(2) creating developmental or advisory boards for the institute.