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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1324 repeals in-state tuition eligibility for unauthorized immigrants and eliminates high-school-based residency paths
Last action · March 10, 2025: Referred to Higher EducationSponsor: Mike Olcott
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1324 removes provisions allowing students without legal federal status to qualify for in-state tuition and residency at public colleges, while setting an effective date of September 1, 2025.
Determines which students qualify for lower in-state tuition rates versus higher out-of-state rates at public universities and colleges in Texas, altering tuition costs for affected student groups.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Students at public institutions of higher education
Students must meet revised domicile requirements to qualify for in-state tuition rates, and those previously qualifying via high school attendance face potential reclassification.
Public institutions of higher education in Texas
Colleges and universities are granted the authority to reclassify affected students as nonresidents for academic terms.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for in-state resident status under the amended law?
Can students who lack authorization under federal statute qualify as state residents?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Higher Education
- Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 14, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz70Current news / social attention level
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