Bills affecting Student / education borrower in Texas — 2026 session

Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces.

Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers.

Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the eligibility of children and other dependents of certain military personnel or veterans for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain nurses employed by a long-term care facility.

Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain prosecuting attorneys who are employed as part of the border prosecution unit.

Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.