Gov. Rick Perry delivers his State of the State speech to a joint session of the Texas Legislature on Feb. 12, 2003. Credit: Bob Daemmrich Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

The order came just hours after the federal government filed suit challenging the Texas law. "In-state tuition for illegal immigrants in Texas has ended," Gov. Greg Abbott said in a post on X late ...

A federal judge ruled Texas' 24-year-old law granting in-state tuition to undocumented students unconstitutional. The ruling follows a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice alleging the law ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-five years ago, Texas became the first state to grant in-state tuition to certain undocumented students. It was an uncontroversial law, passed by the Legislature in 2001 ...