From the @TexasTribune, some community colleges have ordered thorough course reviews and put restrictions on what faculty can teach, with at least two schools pointing to state laws they believe apply to high schoolers in their dual credit programs.
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Texas colleges and universities were expecting nearly $60 million in grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions by the end of this month until the U.S. Department of Education abruptly announced it would not distribute them.
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According to a Texas Public Radio analysis of the grants the U.S. Department of Education said it was withholding, Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Texas received 98 grants worth a combined $57.7 million last year.
The Texas Dream Act extended in-state tuition at public colleges and universities to students without legal status. The Justice Department sued Texas, calling the law unconstitutional. Texas' attorney general, and a federal judge, agreed.
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The Texas Dream Act, the first of its kind in the nation, extended in-state tuition at public colleges and universities to students without legal immigration status. The Justice Department sued Texas, calling the law unconstitutional. Texas' attorney general, and a federal judge, agreed.
Texas is asking public colleges and universities to identify which of their students are living in the country without legal status so they can start paying out-of-state tuition, as required by a court ruling earlier this month.
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Texas Republican lawmakers continued their carrot-and-stick approach to higher education during this year’s legislative session, pressuring public universities into abandoning what they view as progressive policies.
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A group of undocumented students in Texas asked a judge to let them intervene in a case that revoked their access to in-state tuition, the first step in their ultimate goal of overturning the ruling.
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Colleges in the Houston area and across Texas are bracing for the fallout, and uncertainty, of a court decision that could price thousands of students without legal status out of higher education.
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For more than 20 years, students in Texas could qualify for lower, in-state tuition at public colleges regardless of immigration status if they lived in the state for at least three years and graduated from a Texas high school or earned a GED. That changed this week.
The Texas Senate is considering a bill that would prevent students without legal status in the United States from receiving financial support from the state to enroll at colleges or universities.
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State Sen. Mayes Middleton, the Galveston Republican who authored Senate Bill 1798, says it would amend state law so that students without legal status -- including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients -- would also have to pay out-of-state tuition rates to attend universities or colleges in Texas.
In a letter to university leaders, Abbott emphasized the state's historic investments in higher education, including increased funding for universities and financial aid programs. He highlighted the importance of making education affordable and accessible for all Texans to improve workforce readiness and quality of life.
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In a letter to university leaders, Abbott emphasized the state's historic investments in higher education, including increased funding for universities and financial aid programs.
Texas’ new method for funding community colleges could position two-year, public institutions as major players in training students on skills employers say are missing in the state’s labor force.
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A historic $683 million investment in community colleges rewards schools for getting students to complete a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year university or participate in college courses as early as high school.
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