Texas lawmakers approve more than $3B for college projects across the state
Texas legislators reached an agreement early Tuesday morning to provide about $3.3 billion to help colleges and universities accommodate growth.
The deal for capital projects in higher education across the state was reached in a swift whirlwind before lawmakers adjourned the Legislature’s third special session.
The funding bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for signing. It was originally set to fork out roughly $3 billion under a Senate version, but negotiations with the House raised the number as they worked to include more schools.
Texas hasn’t passed a revenue bond package to fund higher education growth since 2015 and since 2006 before that. University and college leaders were hopeful that one would come about this year, particularly after the pandemic strained resources nationwide.
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