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Fifth Circuit upholds Texas in-state tuition ban for illegal foreign national students

Appellate court affirms that Texas universities may not grant in-state tuition to illegal foreign national students.

Published Jul 10, 2026, 7:54 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Nearly one year after a lower court ruled that Texas universities providing in-state tuition to illegal foreign nationals was illegal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld that decision. The ruling confirms that state schools in Texas may not offer in-state tuition to students identified as illegal foreign nationals.