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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Prohibits Public Colleges from Contracting with or Accepting Money from Certain Foreign Entities
Last action · March 11, 2025: Referred to Higher EducationSponsors: Wes Virdell and 21 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Public institutions of higher education in Texas are prohibited from entering into contracts or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from foreign countries or entities designated by the U.S. Secretary of State.
The measure alters funding sources and partnership rules for public colleges and universities across the state by cutting off financial and contractual ties with specific foreign nations and organizations.
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.
public institutions of higher education in Texas
Public colleges and universities are prohibited from entering into contracts or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from designated foreign countries and entities.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
The board is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the new restrictions on foreign contracts and funding.
Key Facts
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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 11, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Higher Education
- Mar 11, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 18, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Discoveries
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Foreign Financial Restrictions on Higher Education
The measure establishes a blanket prohibition on contracts and donations from specific federal watch-list countries and entities for all public higher education institutions in Texas.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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