Gov. Abbott prevents tuition hikes for Texas universities

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to freeze tuition at Texas colleges and universities for another two years
The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.
Gov. Greg Abbott will not support university tuition increases in next two academic years
Gov. Greg Abbott will not support tuition increases at state universities for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, he wrote in a letter to higher education leaders Wednesday. Abbott said his commitment was reached “in agreement” with the boards at the university systems.
Gov. Abbott prevents tuition hikes for Texas universities through 2027
Last year, Abbott signed a law that froze undergraduate tuition and fees for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years.
Gov. Abbott enforces tuition freeze at Texas public colleges, universities
In a letter sent to all universities and colleges in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said undergraduate tuition and fee increases are prohibited "in the next biennium."
Gov. Greg Abbott tells Texas universities to freeze tuition
Texas universities should not approve tuition increases for the next two years, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday. In a letter to higher education leaders, he cited families’ rising costs of living. “When inflation and other economic pressures burden household budgets,
No tuition increases at Texas universities until 2027, Abbott says
SAN ANTONIO - Universities across the state of Texas will not be raising the cost of tuition as inflation continues to take its toll.On Wednesday, Governor Greg
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