Nov 7, 20202 minA Crystal Ball Look at the 2021 Legislative SessionBy Chuck Hempstead TACT Executive Director I am hopeful that your favorite candidates survived their campaigns and that you voted for the...
May 13, 20191 minSchool Finance Bill Harbors Special InterestsTwo weeks are left in the Texas Legislative Session. School finance – a.k.a., paying for it – has become the defacto “blocker bill”...
Apr 4, 20191 minTexas Legislature Picking Up SteamTexas Legislature Picking Up Steam Big Day at the Texas Legislature Wednesday…….The House adopted its version of public school finance...
Feb 28, 20191 minStudy: Repeal of in-state tuition for Dreamers could cost Texas $400 million annuallyStudy: Repeal of in-state tuition for undocumented students could cost Texas $400 million annually A research and advocacy organization...
Jan 21, 20191 minTuition Freeze - Bill FiledTuition Freeze Looming Rep. Mary González, D- El Paso, filed a bill last week which would cap tuition at current levels until the Texas...
Feb 27, 20181 minSpecial Item FundingThe Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Formula Funding met today for only the second, but possibly last, time. Their report is...
Feb 23, 20181 minFormula Funding Committee ConvenesThe Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Formula Funding met yesterday for the first of two scheduled meetings before its June...
Dec 16, 20171 minHigher Education Hates New Tax Bills• Tuition waivers: House tax bill would make waived tuition taxable for many grad and doctoral students who have their tuition waived in...