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Education Higher General (I0231)

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This page collects the 9 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Education Higher General (I0231)”. Coverage spans bills - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Higher Education, Education Higher Admission & Attendance (I0257), and Education Higher Faculty (I0236).

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State BillTEXASAug 22, 2025Texas Prohibits Preferences by Race or Sex in Medical School Admissions and Mandates Letter GradingTexas medical schools are prohibited from granting admissions or employment preferences based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin under House Bill 291. The measure requires medical degrState BillTEXASAug 22, 2025Texas House Bill 288 bans affirmative action in medical school admissions and employment, requires letter grades, and regulates academic standard changesState BillTEXASAug 20, 2025Texas HB 279 expands accepted voter identification to include tribal, student, and state agency IDsState BillTEXASJul 22, 2025Texas HB 170 requires public universities to certify compliance with DEI restrictions before spending state fundsState BillTEXASMay 20, 2025Texas directs higher education board to study industry-recognized credential pathways and launch pilot projectsState BillTEXASMar 12, 2025Texas House Bill 1501 directs study on seawater desalination along Gulf CoastState BillTEXASMar 12, 2025Texas State University Directs Climate Change Preparedness and Economic Study for State ReportState BillTEXASMar 11, 2025Texas Prohibits Public Colleges from Contracting with or Accepting Money from Certain Foreign Entities

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  1. 01Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boardorganization5 mentions
  2. 02Education Codeorganization3 mentions
  3. 03Department of Public Safetyorganization1 mentions
  4. 04Texas State Universityorganization1 mentions
  5. 05Virdellperson1 mentions
  6. 06Israellocation1 mentions
  7. 07Tri-Agency Workforce Initiativeorganization1 mentions
  8. 08Texas State University Systemorganization1 mentions
  9. 09Harrisonperson1 mentions
  10. 10Board for Lease of University Landsorganization1 mentions

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  • Topic to billsTexas Prohibits Preferences by Race or Sex in Medical School Admissions and Mandates Letter Grading, Texas House Bill 288 bans affirmative action in medical school admissions and employment, requires letter grades, and regulates academic standard changes, Texas HB 279 expands accepted voter identification to include tribal, student, and state agency IDs (+6 more)
  • Topic to peopleVirdell, Harrison
  • Topic to orgsTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code, Department of Public Safety (+4 more)
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  1. Aug 22, 2025State BillTexas Prohibits Preferences by Race or Sex in Medical School Admissions and Mandates Letter Grading
  2. Aug 22, 2025State BillTexas House Bill 288 bans affirmative action in medical school admissions and employment, requires letter grades, and regulates academic standard changes
  3. Aug 20, 2025State BillTexas HB 279 expands accepted voter identification to include tribal, student, and state agency IDs
  4. Jul 22, 2025State BillTexas HB 170 requires public universities to certify compliance with DEI restrictions before spending state funds
  5. May 20, 2025State BillTexas directs higher education board to study industry-recognized credential pathways and launch pilot projects
  6. Mar 12, 2025State BillTexas House Bill 1501 directs study on seawater desalination along Gulf Coast
  7. Mar 12, 2025State BillTexas State University Directs Climate Change Preparedness and Economic Study for State Report
  8. Mar 11, 2025State BillTexas Prohibits Public Colleges from Contracting with or Accepting Money from Certain Foreign Entities
  9. Mar 7, 2025State BillTexas requires oil and gas lessees on permanent university fund lands to submit plans ending routine methane flaring by 2027