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Higher education in the United States ― and in Texas ― is not the same as it was last year. This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action ― or race-conscious admissions ― policies, ...

Texas students can apply for admission to public colleges and universities for free next week. The no-fee applications are part of an initiative from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board over ...

Texas State University has set an enrollment record for the fall semester, largely due to the growth of programs outside its historic campus in San Marcos, including its online degree offerings and ...

For the first time, the state is waiving the cost of applications for public universities and colleges in Texas. The initiative will run from Oct. 13-19, and after that, it will happen every year ...

For college-going students across the country, class rankings can seem to carry a lot of weight. High schoolers in Texas might feel this more acutely, with benchmarks that determine their ease of ...

For the first time in Texas history, high school seniors can apply to any public state college or university without paying application fees during Free College Application Week, a new initiative that ...