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

In a letter to Texas college and university leaders, Abbott emphasized the need for public universities to "take every possible step to ease the financial burden on our students and their families," especially in light of current economic pressures and ...

Gov. Greg Abbott told higher education system leaders that he will not support tuition increases in next two academic years

In a letter sent to all universities and colleges in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said undergraduate tuition and fee increases are prohibited “in the next biennium.”

Texas universities should not approve tuition increases for the next two years, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday. In a letter to higher education leaders, he cited families’ rising costs of living.