Houston Public MediaJun 6, 2025

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/06/06/523362/texas-colleges-face-uncertainty-after-ruling-ends-in-state-tuition-for-students-without-legal-status/

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Texas colleges face uncertainty after ruling ends in-state tuition for students without legal status

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.

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Houston Public MediaMar 13, 2025

A federal court decision allowing continued protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients took effect this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/03/13/515945/court-decision-that-continues-to-protect-daca-recipients-goes-into-effect-this-week/

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Court decision allowing continued deportation protections for DACA recipients takes effect

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in January that DACA recipients' protection from deportation was lawful, but work authorization and their presence in the country was not. The latter part of the ruling was limited to Texas, and the case was sent back to a district court judge in Houston.

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