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Current and former students say being able to pay in-state tuition rates made college more accessible. The state ended the law last week.

A 2001 law has allowed undocumented students in Texas who meet certain criteria to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Austin-area colleges are still figuring out what the policy change means for students.

Students say they've felt scared and confused after the Trump administration revoked certain visas. The government announced last week it would "aggressively" go after students from China.

House Bill 126, which allows student athletes to receive a slice of the billions Texas colleges generate in revenue from their teams, now awaits the governor’s signature.

In one case, the university had pushed to delete records related to an arrest. In another, the university was accused of hiding communications on encrypted apps.

The four plaintiffs, two of whom are recent graduates and two who are current students, allege UT Austin violated their First Amendment rights. They also state in the federal lawsuit that they fear further retaliation for pro-Palestinian activism.

Two of the state’s most powerful university systems, the University of Texas and Texas A&M, have led efforts to censor drag performances on public college campuses.

The lawyer for a protester arrested at a pro-Israel event argues UT officials actively hid communications about the case by using apps that can delete messages.

Hundreds of students and recent graduates in Texas have had their legal status changed by the U.S Department of State over the last few weeks.

The Trump administration has been slashing funding for a federal agency that supports biomedical research across the U.S. UT Austin professors say funding from the National Institutes of Health is essential for running their labs.