Higher Education

An enrollment drop could cost the Texas economy hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the reports.

Both Zerwas and Davis had been serving as interim leaders of the university system and its flagship.

Each pantry will feature healthy groceries, snacks and hygiene products. All items will be available to students, faculty and staff for free.

The directive comes after a court rescinded undocumented students’ eligibility for in-state tuition. It’s unclear what information schools might ask from students and how their immigration data will be protected.

The publicly elected Board of Trustees said the sudden end of the Texas Dream Act “bypassed the standard legislative process meant to ensure fairness and transparency, and prevented sufficient notice or consideration.” Tens of thousands of students have been impacted.

Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce.

Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.

House Bill 126, which allows student athletes to receive a slice of the billions Texas colleges generate in revenue from their teams, now awaits the governor’s signature.

The number of students enrolling was double the increase ACC had been anticipating. Despite this, administrators say the program is financially stable.

The 21-year-old from Conroe wants evacuation chairs to be available at all public universities in Texas.