Dream legislation

University of North Texas officials reportedly have notified students identified as not meeting residency requirements with a deadline: They can confirm their status by Aug. 8 and continue paying in-state tuition.

From Texas Standard . Young immigrants protected by the DACA program have been in limbo since the Obama-era program was canceled by President Trump last...

The left-leaning Center for Public Policy Priorities, based in Austin, works on everything from health care to hunger.Executive Director Ann Beeson lays…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer changed their minds after Trump tweeted that he didn't see a deal happening to keep the government funded past Dec. 8.

Tuesday brought a rarity in politics: a bipartisan event favoring immigration reform. Two members of Congress — a Democrat and a Republican — spoke out…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she had asked Trump to tweet some assurance to the DREAMers protected by DACA and the president did just that — posting a message to his 38 million followers.

Gov. Greg Abbott got most of what he wanted out of his first legislative session as the state's chief executive. However, not all Republicans share his…

Texas legislators are debating whether to repeal the Texas Dream Act. Signed by then-Governor Rick Perry in 2001, the law allows certain undocumented…

The chancellor for the University of Texas System, William McRaven, says Texans should be charged in-state tuition at Texas colleges, regardless of their…

One of the guests at President Obama's State of Union address was a North Texan who's a college student but isn’t a legal resident. She illustrates the…

Tuesday's Republican sweep added a new layer of conservatism to state government in Texas.KERA’s Shelley Kofler talked with Ross Ramsey with The Texas…

Texas passed its Dream Act 13 years ago and became the first state to allow immigrant kids to pay in-state tuition at public universities. But it didn’t…