Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Wednesday he has sent letters to all public universities in the state saying he would not support tuition raises over the next two years. 



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Abbott to Texas universities: Freeze tuition

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Wednesday that he has sent letters to all public universities in the state saying he would not support tuition raises over the next two years.

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The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.

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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to freeze tuition at Texas colleges and universities for another two years

In a letter to higher education leaders, Abbott cited families’ rising costs of living.

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Gov. Abbott tells Texas universities to freeze tuition

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says that he will not allow tuition to increase at any public college or university in the upcoming biennium. In a letter sent to public colleges and universities in Texas, the governor said his office had “spoken to the Board of Regents at every public university system, and we are in agreement that no institution in Texas should approve tuition increases for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic school years.” I wi…

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Gov. Abbott freezes college tuition at public colleges, universities

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In a Wednesday letter to Texas universities and colleges, Gov. Greg Abbott said undergraduate tuition and fee increases in the next two years are prohibited. Abbott said in the letter this is a way for public universities to "ease the financial burden on our students and their families." "As this tuition freeze expires, let me be clear: I will not support any tuition increase at any publichigher education institution in the upco…

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Gov. Abbott enforces tuition freeze at Texas public colleges, universities

Texas public colleges and universities should not increase tuition for another two years, Gov. Greg Abbott said Nov. 13, citing “significant rising costs due to inflation.”

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Gov. Abbott directs Texas universities to extend tuition freeze through 2027

(The Hill) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Wednesday that he has sent letters to all public universities in the state saying he would not support tuition raises over the next two years.  His office spoke to the Board of Regents at every Texas university system, according to the letter, and reached an agreement that tuition at the schools would stay frozen until the end of the 2026-2027 school year.   “Texans face significant rising costs…

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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to freeze tuition at Texas colleges and univer…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, is taking steps to keep tuition rates from rising at the state’s public universities. Abbott sent letters to all public universities in Texas, speaking with each school’s board of regents, and reached an agreement that tuition will remain frozen through the 2026-2027 school year. In the letter, Abbott cited the financial pressures many families in Texas are facing due to inflation and rising costs, stressing that publi…

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Abbott orders Texas public universities not to raise tuition through 2027

Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he will not support any tuition increases at Texas colleges and universities in the next two years, continuing the tuition freeze currently in place.

Abbott to Texas universities: Freeze tuition

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