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href="/2024/11/21/texas-am-university-president-mark-welsh/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/21/texas-am-university-president-mark-welsh/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NcpyuPAaSd8TioXIVJo9oiHuLKA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="Retired General Mark A. Welsh III, interim president of Texas A&M University, speaks at a press conference in the Flag Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus in College Station, on Aug. 2, 2023." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Fb6Yp9VJrAZpnLk9bxsEpmPD5E0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LwsQhR6aEDvzglGGFP5XzryWGBU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/olRtfieL6voHtAYAdCqJp8_hEik=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-bpIKSeezNRekFRuXuS9Qfm1NXU=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/q5CGEKmbcrHZEbNDK_6mu0UQgGA=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wG5AsBTGnBweHXdn-pcLQlFdhB0=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LNZLV04k7XyXiSl3k2-cXkxBskw=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/veN_6XiDml-7JeAraI2Qfgui2Hc=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ujvKoPYU7SQkWSASr6cp7k2exjk=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XQ32dsKRFQ3CNPcmG8KAhRDz3HY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RE25anfoft4bnfl1TKj4MPfaXgQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_emzz-1H57IgQaf2sqTLTw2P5Nc=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HKBDdeNAjxbN-1DM-kWV6s6YDys=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NcpyuPAaSd8TioXIVJo9oiHuLKA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3tEYeXeOgw3l6PjoCfGxw-cViZY=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rrvxPRaV3ID79r9Kk62-dPV4TCI=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NcpyuPAaSd8TioXIVJo9oiHuLKA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f0bb3f450e9c174d0e5f5894bd3d3023/0802%20TAMU%20Welsh%20Eagle%20MS%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="Retired General Mark A. Welsh III, interim president of Texas A&M University, speaks at a press conference in the Flag Room of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M campus in College Station, on Aug. 2, 2023." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Courtesy of Meredith Seaver/The Eagle </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/20/ut-system-free-tuition-expansion/">UT System expands free tuition and fees to all undergraduates whose families make $100,000 or less</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:51:00 -0600" title="2024-11-21 18:51 CST"> Updated: Nov. 21, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Board of Regents is lifting the income threshold to expand eligibility across all nine of its UT System campuses. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/20/ut-system-free-tuition-expansion/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/20/ut-system-free-tuition-expansion/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fnEes8aoEIdzKouNRFKR8HEanRc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2b6a5f0126a26d538bd883d194415e9c/UT%20File%20JM%20TT%2003" alt="Students walk through the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 29, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/P36Kfs8POkAbX2TkGBoPzUyDP0o=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2b6a5f0126a26d538bd883d194415e9c/UT%20File%20JM%20TT%2003 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/14TLlRydw5JfREjXli_P5sMJEok=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2b6a5f0126a26d538bd883d194415e9c/UT%20File%20JM%20TT%2003 2500w, 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6bXrxlKyp3qRLuSax1PyWZqeUz8=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2b6a5f0126a26d538bd883d194415e9c/UT%20File%20JM%20TT%2003 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gZK9rjYYsF0crvmC0DGUqkiuQ64=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2b6a5f0126a26d538bd883d194415e9c/UT%20File%20JM%20TT%2003 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fnEes8aoEIdzKouNRFKR8HEanRc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2b6a5f0126a26d538bd883d194415e9c/UT%20File%20JM%20TT%2003" alt="Students walk through the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 29, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Jack Myer for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/20/texas-tech-abbott-nil/">Texas Tech wants permission to pay college athletes as a part of its recruitment efforts</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:18:51 -0600" title="2024-11-20 13:18 CST"> Nov. 20, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">State law prohibits schools from making direct name, image and likeness deals with athletes. Texas Tech says it puts them at a disadvantage as the university recruits athletes for fall 2025. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/20/texas-tech-abbott-nil/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/20/texas-tech-abbott-nil/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5e5n0GCoV5Du6LpE1GeWrdQSnh0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg" alt="Fans watch Texas Tech's home coming game against West Virginia at Texas Tech University on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech Athletics has reduced attendance to 25% of the general seating capacity of Jones AT&T Stadium." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lCsS3il1zXlBGd82YIKTJRJraMg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PR0hnDZQV03HLlBC0llrPyMsQ5Q=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0Tvc-RAnpvyD983-tFD7d21srLo=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZzXEno_5DzQkla8I8yZEPdjdzx0=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/T4ThUihijy82Tb8n-GdhGYRivUM=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/M40MKpALl0ivp4dBIhgK7uDeABw=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/c3KJU6YjQ_TrWz0fH_kfTm9sjhs=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bOVWEUiOGLGIy4zn6cJ6-QqwxVQ=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5ypDlvN7xboMLH6Aj0iYUdbNuxc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YR6a__MydSBHR-zWR3Tt08rNl2I=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2tW1aU7a_g-eJjiME4FrdAhnqrE=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8mwhoirY6ILsMZ7Hv2nBu6yN9fY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cGynbzOwtuYQqwBY34rwXM1yA9s=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5e5n0GCoV5Du6LpE1GeWrdQSnh0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/s5tIayB0zSeHw54YhfyRQ0ffAxw=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9rdm8RCxTjIYt9W1L-WERT7EcoM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5e5n0GCoV5Du6LpE1GeWrdQSnh0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ef03e962fa99ac3c93b3de7488f19801/COVID%20Lubbock%20October%20JR%2036%20TT.jpg" alt="Fans watch Texas Tech's home coming game against West Virginia at Texas Tech University on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech Athletics has reduced attendance to 25% of the general seating capacity of Jones AT&T Stadium." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/19/texas-unt-dei-ban/">UNT faculty slam university for removing references to race and equity in course names</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-11-19 05:00 CST"> Nov. 19, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Professors and instructors say the university is preemptively censoring itself after administrators removed references to race and equity in dozens of College of Education course titles and descriptions. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/19/texas-unt-dei-ban/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/19/texas-unt-dei-ban/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> 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c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Emil Lippe for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/14/texas-higher-education-commissioner/">Texas names new higher education chief</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:32:00 -0600" title="2024-11-15 16:32 CST"> Updated: Nov. 15, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Wynn Rosser will be in charge of guiding the state’s postsecondary education policies. He currently leads a foundation focused on rural East Texas and previously worked at Texas A&M. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/14/texas-higher-education-commissioner/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/14/texas-higher-education-commissioner/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K5tDTKJY1Q9Xc9QRhTd5YLFWGaU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg" alt="Wynn Rosser, then CEO of the Greater Texas Foundation, during a symposium on higher education at Baylor University in 2015." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/14/texas-short-term-credentials/">For Texas students, short-term credentials can fall short</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-11-14 05:00 CST"> Nov. 14, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Short-term certificates can only take a few weeks to get but don’t always lead to better earnings or higher degrees. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/14/texas-short-term-credentials/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/14/texas-short-term-credentials/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DK78nD1ioH3vcIJIro1DxenrnJg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4bca3aaacdd8185ee17884faa7f31605/1112%20ACC%20LW%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Angela Ramirez poses for a portrait in Austin on Nov. 13, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/i_B5kun5ahwkBGPC0jb00CeGJ-I=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4bca3aaacdd8185ee17884faa7f31605/1112%20ACC%20LW%20TT%2004.jpg 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data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/13/texas-colleges-universities-tuition-greg-abbott/">Gov. Greg Abbott wants to freeze tuition at Texas colleges and universities for another two years</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:52:00 -0600" title="2024-11-13 18:52 CST"> Updated: Nov. 13, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/13/texas-colleges-universities-tuition-greg-abbott/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/13/texas-colleges-universities-tuition-greg-abbott/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/d8qtX5uOfyEQ7AokOB77OJIqmqw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the recent 88th Legislative Session to an audience at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices in Austin, on June 2, 2023. Abbott recounted policy victories in regards to fentanyl and the border crisis, as well as limiting gender affirming care and banning DEI practices in higher education. Abbott ended the event by promising to call a special session for school choice, after the current special session for property tax resolves." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/S2nLIclBM-7PoTCOrLHjJLXMCKo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5ppiFQtPud_gq3lylqTbGY7ZRsA=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6RvBTWgewKgnbHyXR7VF39MQna8=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dFS_ELfVxEOoqnqqOjE27lB5Y8M=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Tp1x67R9xQwUjRgxwku1H-mw1lk=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JPdQWwcmc2bekz7Gpy05fkECAZg=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/67xZtzUfR7NUcYHPUCjCtcdlrC8=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/D9M-zuIXr93rkjxLIAREn32uBgM=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VqeHiP9ooufriT7u9QtuwW5pLu4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tJdt8mc-Y9_OWV3qFzrMNNG6dv4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/78FI8hW41DMZ6nIFSOW9jKOd2VA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IlTbIkl1lCS4Ngyyp4eYe8ZJjzg=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/R8TKy1oCy44YshBZdOqWDdy6b_c=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/d8qtX5uOfyEQ7AokOB77OJIqmqw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HtKRitAFgK-9g5-rQEg-7onq24Q=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iNP9EQubltm15B6sKz0TFDGQukA=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/d8qtX5uOfyEQ7AokOB77OJIqmqw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8df6ddb219a0d998e38bbdaaedc41419/0602%20Abbott%20TPPF%20Lege%20Recap%20EL%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the recent 88th Legislative Session to an audience at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices in Austin, on June 2, 2023. Abbott recounted policy victories in regards to fentanyl and the border crisis, as well as limiting gender affirming care and banning DEI practices in higher education. Abbott ended the event by promising to call a special session for school choice, after the current special session for property tax resolves." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/07/texas-a-m-lgbtq-studies-minor/">Texas A&M regents overrule faculty, cut 52 “low-producing” programs including LGBTQ+ studies minor</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:32:39 -0600" title="2024-11-07 18:32 CST"> Nov. 7, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After conservative criticism over the LGBTQ+ minor, university officials started looking at all its programs. Faculty say they were excluded from the process. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/07/texas-a-m-lgbtq-studies-minor/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/07/texas-a-m-lgbtq-studies-minor/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hna2byk-O9vdh9FBGYz4UAyYNSM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/110bd4a9d8de8a1a987443be7bd608ba/0819%20TAMU%20Campus%20IS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Students walk across the Texas A&M campus on Aug. 20, 2024, in College Station." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/10/30/texas-college-campus-voting-access/">In South Texas, university students accuse Democratic county officials of suppressing their votes</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/berenice-garcia/">Berenice Garcia</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:08:00 -0500" title="2024-10-30 14:08 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 30, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The county decided to not have an early voting site at a Laredo university because of historic low turnout. 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ICudAGv5mlOu9-SuoGeBqIF1iEQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8a6b55e1487849cf084aa82f3ff55195/Laredo%20Election%20Day%20JR%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Voting on the Texas A&M International University campus on Nov. 8, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Jessica Nicole Rodriguez for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s 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l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/24/tarrant-county-college-campus-voting-locations/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/24/tarrant-county-college-campus-voting-locations/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1Du-nPIU9IZGha81eHKFW1AHuBE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="More than a dozen University of Texas at Arlington students gathered to make their way to Maverick Activities Center to vote on Oct. 21, 2024. As they walked the half-mile across campus, they encouraged other students to join them to vote." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Aoek_hn5s6WMNAWFk9WWSvaNWE0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JhmzPnJvkSuXDGjuqbTvzPf_05A=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/I3xqDmTb0C-ii_C_I8Rcw2zW1g8=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oi2i0S_rSi_e88xgkCxXZwr0fjw=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/M2rXFUBjXHT8XL_1NpLqSoru76g=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N6crnClKUE4oa6S4fIYJWP0Pqis=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/weCQSYiUWZI8vmIPYgmfbEoONvE=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mkRNNkUAoWg9-dhyvtp1uUVtB9k=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JVnB4rdzjnzpyWlbIBVzSxSxzp8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EnsLKDV-BDCE-y3a4Kp_HlUnRSU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dbCzYRlyjH10MjbV-0bRuGvQc-I=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eurSxZzaZ3GyJDZAZdJH8ON4rgM=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZrNXA6D-6dVBbRwJWRBkCu2xsGw=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1Du-nPIU9IZGha81eHKFW1AHuBE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/S5_cBmP9HN7YoDmqlNz0lf0y6Ac=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xFApaXVn3gr5Ygq9-J49l3nD4ms=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1Du-nPIU9IZGha81eHKFW1AHuBE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/edfafdd378ebff18459d5623cb61e401/College%20Polling%20FWR%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="More than a dozen University of Texas at Arlington students gathered to make their way to Maverick Activities Center to vote on Oct. 21, 2024. As they walked the half-mile across campus, they encouraged other students to join them to vote." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Camilo Diaz|Fort Worth Report </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/10/16/texas-dual-enrollment-high-school-community-college/">Nearly half of Texas high school students who earn college credits are Hispanic, study says</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/sneha-dey/">Sneha Dey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-16 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 16, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Despite the group’s strong participation, Hispanic students graduate college at a lower rate than peers in the program, according to a report. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/16/texas-dual-enrollment-high-school-community-college/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/16/texas-dual-enrollment-high-school-community-college/" 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class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/10/11/texas-college-admissions-tool/">Texas students can now see which state public universities would accept them before they apply</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:05:26 -0500" title="2024-10-11 10:05 CDT"> Oct. 11, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Students can enter their class rank, grade point average, and standardized test scores to get a list of universities to which they’d be admitted. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/11/texas-college-admissions-tool/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/11/texas-college-admissions-tool/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LmZH09fTc2oAbmq_TRI_zDQFYSo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c2db04d4a6c61f0dce367c69f9544c4/UTEP%20MAY19%20JAJ%2008%20TT.jpg" alt="Students head to classes at the University of Texas at El 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