"To make education even stronger I have proposed several initiatives, which include… implementing a four-year tuition freeze at state universities…"
Revisiting an earlier vow, Gov. Rick Perry told lawmakers in February: "As families continue to struggle with the cost of higher education, I am renewing my call for a four-year tuition freeze, locking in tuition rates at or below the freshman level for four years."
No freeze passed into law, though Dominic Chavez, a spokesman for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, alerted us to an adopted tweak in law that could, if universities opt in, allow graduates of two-year institutions to attend four-year colleges at the same unchanged tuition rate for up to 24 months.
Tuition decisions have lately varied.
In late May, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted not to increase general tuition this fall, though it signed off on additional charges for students in certain programs, according to a news article in the Bryan Eagle.
In June, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved a 5.9 percent increase in tuition and fees, effective this fall, a decision described by Texas Tech President Guy Bailey as partly offsetting a deficit tied to legislated budget cuts.
The same board increased tuition at Angelo State University by 9.9 percent as of this fall, according to a news article in the San Angelo Standard-Times.
We rate this promise Broken.