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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Kate McGee

For higher education in Texas, this year’s session was a mixed bag of interference and investment

Democratic lawmakers gather at the dias in the House chamber in support of an amendment that would have preserved DEI initiates in Texas’ public universities at the Capitol in Austin on April 06, 2023.
Democratic lawmakers gather at the dais in the Texas House chamber on April 6, 2023, in support of an amendment that would have preserved DEI initiatives in Texas’ public universities. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

When state lawmakers released a final version of the budget for the next two years, they included $700 million extra in state funding for Texas’ public universities.

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