2 days agoEnrollment at Texas’ public universities inches ahead of community colleges for the first time since 1990sPreliminary data shows Texas college enrollment is down about 4% statewide since 2019, mostly due to an 11% drop in community college enrollment.
Texas state Sen. Kel Seliger, a Republican willing to buck his party leadership, will not seek reelectionSeliger has served in the Senate since 2005 and led the higher education committee. He was seen as a champion of public education and local control but was derided as too...
UT Rio Grande Valley to offer free tuition and fees to students with family income $100,000 or lessUTRGV’s decision to offer free tuition to more students comes after more students’ families lost jobs during the pandemic.
Texas colleges and universities get more than $3 billion for campus construction projects under bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks Gov. Greg Abbott to add higher ed construction projects to third special session
“An invisible identity”: This undocumented young Texan faces uncertainty after DACA applications are closed
Watch U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona talk about the effects of the pandemic and more at The Texas Tribune Festival
Watch Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp talk about the pandemic, college football and more at The Texas Tribune Festival
UT-Austin attempts to calm faculty concerns over planned Liberty Institute organized with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, conservative donors
UTSA stopped displaying “Come and take it” flag at football games and now faces criticism from its Board of Regents
UT-Austin working with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, conservative donors to create “limited government” think tank
Live COVID-19 updates: Texas’ back-to-school season marked by mask mandate battles, rural districts’ closures
Businesses near Texas Tech worry Big 12 shakeup will stir financial trouble, even if Lubbock’s economy isn’t in danger
Several local mask mandates in Texas allowed for now as legal challenges to Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban mount
NCAA declines to punish Baylor over handling of sexual assault allegations but criticizes university for “moral and ethical failings”
Texas universities, committed to full returns, face fall terms with surging COVID-19 numbers and no mask mandates
University of Texas president defends decision to join SEC as lawmakers criticize timing and impact on other schools
After UT-Austin signals a Big 12 exit, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick moves to create a Senate panel focused on college sports’ future
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott allocates $94.6 million in federal money to help students and colleges recover from pandemic-fueled problems
Texas universities got more state funding this year than they anticipated — but they’re still hoping for more support
Texas universities urge passage of funding bill for campus construction to train more medical students after pandemic
